Taking a good mouthful, I felt as though I had taken liquid fire; the tomato was chile colorado, or red pepper, of the purest kind.... It nearly killed me, and I saw Gómez' eyes twinkle for he saw that his share of supper was increased.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
An illustrious individual remarks that Mrs. [Elizabeth Cady] Stanton is the salt, Anna Dickinson the pepper, and Miss [Susan B.] A...nthony the vinegar of the Female Suffrage movement. The very elements get the "white male" into a nice pickle.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Such epithets, like pepper, Give zest to what you write;... And, if you strew them sparely, They whet the appetite: But if you lay them on too thick, You spoil the matter quite!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We are thus assisted by natural objects in the expression of particular meanings. But how great a language to convey such pepper-c...orn informations!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper; A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked.... If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Certain it is that scandal is good brisk talk, whereas praise of one's neighbour is by no means lively hearing. An acquaintance gr...illed, scored, devilled, and served with mustard and cayenne pepper excites the appetite; whereas a slice of cold friend with currant jelly is but a sickly, unrelishing meat.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Captain Quinlan: When this case is over, I'll come around some night and sample some of your chili. Tanya: Better be careful.... May be too hot for you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"If everybody minded their own business," the Duchess said in a hoarse growl, "the world would go round a deal faster than it does...."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »