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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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COLLECTION OF PASSAGES TRANSLATED IN THE PROSE WRITINGS.

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John Milton·1608–1674
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From Of Reformation in England, 1641.] Ah Constantine, of how much ill was causeNot thy Conversion, but those rich demainsThat the first wealthy Pope receiv'd of thee.DANTE, Inf. xix. 115. Founded in chast and humble Poverty,'Gainst them that rais'd thee dost thou lift thy horn,Impudent whoore, where hast thou plac'd thy hope?In thy Adulterers, or thy ill got wealth?Another Constantine comes not in hast.PETRARCA, Son. 108. And to be short, at last his guid him bringsInto a goodly valley, where he seesA mighty mass of things strangely confus'dThings that on earth were lost or were abus'd.. . . . .Then past he to a flowry Mountain green,Which once smelt sweet, now stinks as odiously;This was that gift (if you the truth will have)That Constantine to good Sylvestro gave.ARIOSTO, Orl. Fur. xxxiv. 80. [From Reason of Church Government, 1641.] When I die, let the Earth be roul'd in flames. [From Apology for Smectymnuus, 1642.] Laughing to teach the truthWhat hinders? as some teachers give to BoysJunkets and knacks, that they may learne apace.HORACE, Sat. 1. 24.
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