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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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noun

A hidden advantage or resource that can be used when needed to ensure success.

“The team's coach kept their best player on the bench, planning to use him as an ace in the hole in the second half.”

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WHEN SHE TOOK LEAVE OF THE ENGLISH STAGE.

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Alexander Pope·1688–1744
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Generous, gay, and gallant nation,Bold in arms, and bright in arts;Land secure from all invasion,All but Cupid's gentle darts!From your charms, oh! who would run?Who would leave you for the sun?Happy soil, adieu, adieu! 2 Let old charmers yield to new;In arms, in arts, be still more shining:All your joys be still increasing;All your tastes be still refining;All your jars for ever ceasing;But let old charmers yield to new:Happy soil, adieu, adieu!
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