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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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11. TO FRANCES S. OSGOOD

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Edgar Allan Poe·1809–1849·Romanticism
To F--s S. O--d," a portion of the poet's triune tribute to Mrs.Osgood, was published in the 'Broadway Journal' for September 1845. Theearliest version of these lines appeared in the 'Southern LiteraryMessenger' for September 1835, as "Lines written in an Album," and wasaddressed to Eliza White, the proprietor's daughter. Slightly revised,the poem reappeared in Burton's 'Gentleman's Magazine' for August, 1839,as "To----." * * * * *