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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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XII

15 lines
Algernon Charles Swinburne·1837–1909
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s men's cheeks fadedOn shores invaded,When shorewards wadedThe lords of fight;When churl and cravenSaw hard on havenThe wide-winged ravenAt mainmast height;When monks affrightedTo windward sightedThe birds full-flightedOf swift sea-kings;So earth turns palerWhen Storm the sailorSteers in with a roar in the race of his wings.
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