Yet I can't help being impressed by this," and, having found the article
in the magazine to which he referred, he handed it to his chum.
Stretching out her long, lank arm, she put a paper of pearl buttons, a jew's-harp, or whatever the small article
might be, in its destined place, and straightway vanished back into the dusk, as if the world need never hope for another glimpse of her.
It had been intended, there could be no doubt, as an ornamental article
of dress; but how it was to be worn, or what rank, honour, and dignity, in by-past times, were signified by it, was a riddle which (so evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars) I saw little hope of solving.
Yes, I consider religion a valeyable thing in a nigger, when it's the genuine article
, and no mistake.
However, he was at length persuaded to comply; but prevailed that the articles
and conditions upon which I should be set free, and to which I must swear, should be drawn up by himself.
Duties on imported articles
form a large branch of this latter description.
The recommendatory act of Congress is in the words following: "WHEREAS, There is provision in the articles
of Confederation and perpetual Union, for making alterations therein, by the assent of a Congress of the United States, and of the legislatures of the several States; and whereas experience hath evinced, that there are defects in the present Confederation; as a mean to remedy which, several of the States, and PARTICULARLY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by express instructions to their delegates in Congress, have suggested a convention for the purposes expressed in the following resolution; and such convention appearing to be the most probable mean of establishing in these States A FIRM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT:
We went through the formalities of the custom-houses, or barrieres, the same day, and the next morning we were all transferred to a celebrated shop that dealt in articles
of our genus.
But the great staple articles
of food into which the bread-fruit is converted by these natives are known respectively by the names of Amar and Poee-Poee.
Hunt hoped that he had guarded against any resentment on the part of the savages, by leaving various articles
in their lodge, more than sufficient to compensate for the outrage he had been compelled to commit.
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles
exported from any State.
Perhaps Philip would have settled down but for the agreement that if he did not like the work he could leave after a year, and get back half the money paid for his articles
For some time afterwards, while I proudly pictured her showing this and similar articles
to all who felt an interest in me, she was really concealing them fearfully in a bandbox on the garret stair.
The cabman had descended, and the passengers within were handing out the articles
which they desired him to carry up to the house.
Each day he did three thousand words, and each evening he puzzled his way through the magazines, taking note of the stories, articles
, and poems that editors saw fit to publish.