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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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So’s yo’ heart ain’ jes at ease.

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W.S. Merwin·1927–2019
us’ yo’ heahs de ol’ Spook-Owl,A- hootin’ in de tree, Aw’ yo’ almos’ run ter kiver,But de shakin’ ob yo’ kneeWon’ let a move a inch ; So yo’ stan’s des lak’ yo’s friz,Feelin’ suah he gwine ter git yo’,An’ yo’ wish de goblin’s pinch, Ter mek suah, ob whar yo’ is.Den yo’s mighty glad ter see,De stars cum peepin’ th’ooDere lil’ winder curtins