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In Moby Dick Herman Melville there is the passage

The act of paying is perhaps the most uncomfortable infliction that the two orchard thieves entailed upon us.

Who are those two orchard thieves?

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Asked on March 21, 2021 in Meaning.
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From Melville’s Allusions to Religion: A Comprehensive Index and Glossary:

The two orchard thieves Adam and Eve

– Adam and Eve Theorized by Benjamin Plotnick: Adam and Eve Ordnance Theories: Between Adam and Eve Ordnance Theories in Genesis: Suggest your own interpretation?

Answered on March 22, 2021.
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From Melville’s Allusions to Religion: A Comprehensive Index and Glossary:

The two orchard thieves Adam and Eve

– Adam and Eve Theorized by Benjamin Plotnick: Adam and Eve Ordnance Theories: Between Adam and Eve Ordnance Theories in Genesis: Suggest your own interpretation?

Answered on March 22, 2021.
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