Both Uses of
stratagem
in
Man And Superman
- She may do it by blandishment, like Rosalind, or by stratagem, like Mariana; but in every case the relation between the woman and the man is the same: she is the pursuer and contriver, he the pursued and disposed of.†
Chpt Ded. *
- Pooh! pooh! pooh! these were battles, bombardments, stratagems to save our scalps from the red Indians.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(stratagem) a planned way of achieving an end -- especially in dealing with others and often involving deceit or some kind of trick