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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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In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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PREFACE. XV

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Andrew Marvell·1621–1678
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n the Introduction I have incorporated thefew facts relating to Marvell that have come tolight during the last twenty years, and the poemshave been printed after a fresh collation with theearliest texts. My best thanks are due to Mr.C. H. Firth, who has kindly read most of theproof-sheets and made many valuable sugges-tions ; and to the Rev. R. Sinker, D.D.,Mr. W. Aldis Wright, and Mr. J. W. Clark forinformation respecting Marvell's career atCambridge. Mr. Firth has contributed a valu-able article on Marvell to the "Dictionary ofNational Biography."
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