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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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NEGRO DANCERS

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Langston Hughes·1901–1967·Harlem Renaissance
Me an’ ma baby’sGot two mo’ ways,Two mo’ ways to do de buck!Da, da,Da, da, da!Two mo’ ways to do de buck!” Soft light on the tables,Music gay,Brown-skin steppersIn a cabaret. White folks, laugh!White folks, pray! “Me an’ ma baby’sGot two mo’ ways,Two mo’ ways to do de buck!” THE CAT AND THE SAXOPHONE (2 A.M.) EVERYBODYHalf-pint,—Gin?No, make itLOVES MY BABYcorn. You likeliquor,don’t you, honey?BUT MY BABYSure. Kiss me,DON’T LOVE NOBODYdaddy.BUT ME.Say!EVERYBODYYes?WANTS MY BABYI’m yourBUT MY BABYsweetie, ain’t I?DON’T WANT NOBODYSure.BUTThen let’sME,do it!SWEET ME.Charleston,mamma!!