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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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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

accurate knowledge

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ABBREVIATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS.

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Phillis Wheatley·1753–1784
. for born; d. for died; m. for married; bapt. for baptized;res. for residence. The three numerals over a sketch of an individual are ex-plained as follows: The first figure indicates the person’s number. The Romancharacters show in what generation he is, and the figure to theright is the number of the parent. Thus, on page (12), 3 IL 1Rey. Nathaniel Wheatleigh’s number is 3; he is of the secondgeneration; and son of No. 1—John Wheatleigh. So one may;start with the present generation and trace the line back to thefirst or any generation by the numbers.