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$(function() {
    var peekList = $('<ul class="peekaboo-list">').appendTo('div.peekaboo-wrap');
    var html = '<li><a href="#" class="peekaboo-link">link</a><p class="peekaboo-text">text</p></li>';
    function addLiAnchorNodes(nodeAmount) {
        for (var i = 0; i < nodeAmount; ++i) {
            peekList.append(html);
        }
    }
    addLiAnchorNodes(5);
});

<div class="peekaboo-wrap">
</div>

ul {
	list-style-type: none;
}
.peekaboo-wrap {
	background: #fff;
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}
.peekaboo-list li {
	float: left;
}
.peekaboo-list a,
.peekaboo-list p {
	display: inline-block;
	margin: 0 0 0 5px;
	padding: 5px;
	background: #ccc;
}