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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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ON A PORTRAIT OF LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGUE, PAINTED BY KNELLER.

11 lines
Alexander Pope·1688–1744
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he playful smiles around the dimpled mouth,That happy air of majesty and truth,So would I draw: but, oh! 'tis vain to try,My narrow genius does the power deny;The equal lustre of the heavenly mind,Where every grace with every virtue's join'd:Learning not vain, and wisdom not severe,With greatness easy, and with wit sincere;With just description show the soul divine,And the whole princess in my work should shine. LINES SUNG BY DURASTANTI,
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