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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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verb

To finish successfully.

She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.

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Dictionary Entry

peacock

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈpiːkɒk/Used In Literature ↓

A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.

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Poetry examples for peacock

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Byron's letter to Murray, dated June 27 (but? 28), 1816, does not

precisely tally with Shelley's journal contained in a letter to Peacock,

July 12, 1816 (_Prose Works of P. B. Shelley_, 1880, ii. 171, _sq._);

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