Word: pecks
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Dates: during 1881-1881
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...melancholy day for this innocent, unsuspecting world of ours when a feminine foot first pattered its little, ill-omened imprint into its soil. Adam was going along very comfortably straight until Eve put in her appearance, egging him on to mischief, and brewing generally a peck of trouble. And in the same manner I was making really commendable progress, when the door opened, and in walked a young lady and young gentleman...
Doctor M-ner immediately arose, and, after quoting the beautiful lines, "Peter Parley pickt a peck of pickled peppers," &c., said that if Algernon were given to the use of spirituous drinks he (M-ner) should withdraw from the Club. As no one made any objections to this, the reverend doctor did not withdraw...