There is something disgusting about pretending your child is older than his actual age. Your toddler isn't a teen or a fucking threenager.

A Robe of Tiſſue, ſtiff with golden Wire; / An upper Veſt, once Hellen’s rich Attire; …

Although Simmons, as a professional purveyor of horror and fantasy, is no dim imaginer, he has his work cut out for him.

Pomelloes, a name under which forbidden fruit is sometimes sold in this country by fruiterers.