Customs

Examples

• But in the seaport and markets mingled men of every known race, comparing their religious ideas and customs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The coach-tax and plate tax are examples of the former method of imposing; the greater part of the other duties of excise and customs, of the latter. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Every where around are things that reveal to you something of the customs and history of this forgotten people. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The ancient customs were divided into three branches. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He was heard outside quoting Euripides in a bold and disrespectful tone: Are these your customs? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• With the growth of civilization, the gap between the original capacities of the immature and the standards and customs of the elders increases. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• All this, it seemed, had been the property of the two chieftains I had slain, and now, by the customs of the Tharks, it had become mine. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• My knowledge of their customs lent colour to the belief that he was but being escorted to the audience chamber to have sentence passed upon him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• And they began to interfere more vigorously with Indian customs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• How did he know, who knew nothing of the customs of human beings? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The intermingling in the school of youth of different races, differing religions, and unlike customs creates for all a new and broader environment. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The defalcation of the revenue of customs occasioned by bounties and drawbacks, of which a great part are obtained fraudulently, is very great. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Amy, my dear, put this dish on; Mr Clennam will excuse the primitive customs to which we are reduced here. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Yes, said Justinian quickly; I keep up all the old Greek customs, though, of course, I adapt them to the needs of my people. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.

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