[produced] [by] [david] [widger] 

[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [toll-gatherer's] [day] 

[a] [sketch] [of] [transitory] [life] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

if any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this , it is [the] toll-gatherer . 
1 if 3 mortal
1 if 5 favored
1 if 14 is
2 any 3 mortal
3 mortal 4 be
4 be 5 favored
5 favored 6 with
6 with 8 lot
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 analogous
10 to 12 ,
11 this 12 ,
12 , 13 it
13 it 14 is
14 is 16 toll-gatherer
16 toll-gatherer 17 .

[sitting] [on] [the] [aforesaid] [bench] [,] [i] [amuse] [myself] [with] [a] [conception] [,] [illustrated] [by] [numerous] [pencil-sketches] [in] [the] [air] [,] [of] [the] [toll-gatherer] ['s] [day] [.] 

the toll is paid , [creak] , [creak] , again [go] the wheels , and the huge haymow vanishes into the morning mist [.] 
1 the 2 toll
2 toll 3 is
3 is 5 ,
4 paid 5 ,
5 , 7 ,
7 , 19 vanishes
9 , 18 haymow
10 again 18 haymow
12 the 13 wheels
13 wheels 15 and
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 huge
15 and 18 haymow
16 the 17 huge
18 haymow 19 vanishes
19 vanishes 20 into
20 into 23 mist
21 the 23 mist
22 morning 23 mist

as yet , nature is but half awake , and familiar objects appear visionary [.] 
1 as 4 nature
1 as 5 is
1 as 12 objects
2 yet 3 ,
2 yet 4 nature
4 nature 5 is
5 is 6 but
6 but 7 half
8 awake 9 ,
8 awake 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 familiar
10 and 12 objects
12 objects 13 appear
13 appear 14 visionary

the morn [breathes] [upon] [them] [and] [blushes] , and they forget how wearily the darkness toiled away . 
1 the 2 morn
1 the 18 .
2 morn 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 they
9 and 11 forget
10 they 11 forget
11 forget 12 how
12 how 13 wearily
13 wearily 15 darkness
13 wearily 16 toiled
14 the 15 darkness
15 darkness 16 toiled
16 toiled 17 away

the old man [looks] [eastward] , and [(] for he is a moralizer ) frames [a] simile of the stage coach and the sun [.] 
1 the 3 man
2 old 3 man
3 man 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 11 is
9 for 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 22 and
12 a 17 simile
13 moralizer 14 )
13 moralizer 15 frames
15 frames 17 simile
17 simile 18 of
17 simile 22 and
18 of 21 coach
19 the 20 stage
19 the 21 coach
22 and 24 sun
23 the 24 sun

while the world is rousing itself , we may glance slightly at the scene of our sketch [.] 
1 while 3 world
1 while 4 is
1 while 7 ,
1 while 8 we
2 the 3 world
3 world 4 is
4 is 5 rousing
5 rousing 6 itself
8 we 9 may
9 may 10 glance
10 glance 11 slightly
10 glance 12 at
12 at 14 scene
13 the 14 scene
14 scene 15 of
15 of 17 sketch
16 our 17 sketch

beneath the window is a wooden bench , on which a long succession of weary wayfarers [have] reposed themselves [.] 
1 beneath 3 window
1 beneath 4 is
2 the 3 window
4 is 7 bench
5 a 7 bench
6 wooden 7 bench
7 bench 9 on
8 , 9 on
9 on 10 which
9 on 13 succession
9 on 18 reposed
11 a 13 succession
12 long 13 succession
13 succession 14 of
13 succession 18 reposed
14 of 16 wayfarers
15 weary 16 wayfarers
18 reposed 19 themselves

and [there] [sits] [our] [good] [old] [toll-gatherer] , [glorified] by the early sunbeams [.] 
1 and 8 ,
8 , 10 by
10 by 13 sunbeams
11 the 13 sunbeams
12 early 13 sunbeams

now the sun smiles upon the landscape , and earth smiles back again upon the sky [.] 
1 now 3 sun
2 the 3 sun
3 sun 4 smiles
4 smiles 5 upon
4 smiles 12 back
4 smiles 13 again
4 smiles 14 upon
5 upon 9 and
6 the 7 landscape
7 landscape 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 smiles
10 earth 11 smiles
14 upon 16 sky
15 the 16 sky

frequent , now , are the travellers [.] 
1 frequent 3 now
1 frequent 5 are
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
5 are 7 travellers
6 the 7 travellers

the bottom of the chaise is heaped with multifarious bandboxes and carpet-bags , and beneath the axle swings a leathern trunk dusty with yesterday 's journey [.] 
1 the 2 bottom
2 bottom 3 of
2 bottom 6 is
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 chaise
6 is 7 heaped
7 heaped 14 and
8 with 14 and
9 multifarious 10 bandboxes
10 bandboxes 11 and
11 and 12 carpet-bags
11 and 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 beneath
15 beneath 26 journey
16 the 17 axle
17 axle 18 swings
18 swings 21 trunk
19 a 20 leathern
19 a 21 trunk
20 leathern 21 trunk
21 trunk 22 dusty
22 dusty 23 with
23 with 26 journey
24 yesterday 25 's
25 's 26 journey

luckless wight , doomed , through a whole summer day , to be the butt of mirth and mischief among the frolicsome maidens [!] 
1 luckless 2 wight
1 luckless 18 and
2 wight 4 doomed
2 wight 6 through
2 wight 12 to
2 wight 13 be
3 , 4 doomed
4 doomed 5 ,
5 , 6 through
6 through 10 day
6 through 11 ,
7 a 8 whole
7 a 10 day
9 summer 10 day
12 to 13 be
13 be 15 butt
14 the 15 butt
15 butt 16 of
16 of 17 mirth
18 and 19 mischief
18 and 20 among
20 among 23 maidens
21 the 23 maidens
22 frolicsome 23 maidens

the vinegar-faced traveller proves to be a manufacturer of pickles [.] 
1 the 3 traveller
2 vinegar-faced 3 traveller
3 traveller 4 proves
4 proves 5 to
4 proves 6 be
5 to 6 be
6 be 8 manufacturer
7 a 8 manufacturer
8 manufacturer 9 of
9 of 10 pickles

he is a country preacher , going to labor at a protracted meeting [.] 
1 he 2 is
2 is 5 preacher
3 a 5 preacher
4 country 5 preacher
5 preacher 7 going
6 , 7 going
7 going 8 to
7 going 9 labor
8 to 9 labor
9 labor 10 at
10 at 13 meeting
11 a 13 meeting
12 protracted 13 meeting

the next object passing townward is a butcher 's cart , canopied with its arch of snow-white cotton [.] 
1 the 2 next
1 the 3 object
3 object 4 passing
3 object 11 ,
4 passing 5 townward
6 is 10 cart
6 is 11 ,
7 a 8 butcher
8 butcher 9 's
9 's 10 cart
11 , 12 canopied
11 , 13 with
13 with 15 arch
14 its 15 arch
15 arch 16 of
16 of 18 cotton
17 snow-white 18 cotton

see there [,] a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters [.] 
1 see 2 there
1 see 5 man
4 a 5 man
5 man 6 trundling
6 trundling 8 wheelbarrow-load
7 a 8 wheelbarrow-load
8 wheelbarrow-load 9 of
9 of 10 lobsters

but [let] all [these] pay [their] [toll] and pass . 
1 but 3 all
1 but 5 pay
5 pay 8 and
8 and 9 pass
9 pass 10 .

but methinks her blushing cheek burns through the snowy veil [.] 
1 but 2 methinks
1 but 5 cheek
3 her 5 cheek
4 blushing 5 cheek
5 cheek 6 burns
6 burns 7 through
7 through 10 veil
8 the 10 veil
9 snowy 10 veil

another white-robed virgin sits in front [.] 
1 another 3 virgin
2 white-robed 3 virgin
3 virgin 4 sits
4 sits 6 front
5 in 6 front

take my blessing too , [ye] happy [ones] ! 
1 take 3 blessing
1 take 4 too
1 take 7 happy
2 my 3 blessing
5 , 7 happy
7 happy 9 !

may the sky [not] frown upon you , nor clouds bedew you with their chill and sullen rain [!] 
1 may 9 nor
1 may 11 bedew
2 the 5 frown
3 sky 5 frown
5 frown 6 upon
5 frown 9 nor
6 upon 7 you
8 , 9 nor
9 nor 10 clouds
11 bedew 12 you
11 bedew 13 with
13 with 16 and
14 their 15 chill
15 chill 16 and
16 and 18 rain
17 sullen 18 rain

may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts [!] 
1 may 4 sun
1 may 5 kindle
2 the 4 sun
3 hot 4 sun
5 kindle 7 fever
6 no 7 fever
7 fever 8 in
8 in 10 hearts
9 your 10 hearts

in a close carriage sits a fragile figure , muffled [carefully] , and shrinking even from the mild breath of summer [.] 
1 in 4 carriage
1 in 5 sits
2 a 3 close
3 close 4 carriage
5 sits 13 and
6 a 7 fragile
6 a 8 figure
7 fragile 8 figure
8 figure 10 muffled
8 figure 13 and
9 , 10 muffled
10 muffled 12 ,
13 and 14 shrinking
13 and 15 even
15 even 16 from
16 from 19 breath
17 the 19 breath
18 mild 19 breath
19 breath 20 of
20 of 21 summer

she leans against a manly [form] , and [his] arm [infolds] [her] [,] [as] [if] [to] [guard] [his] [treasure] [from] [some] [enemy] [.] 
1 she 2 leans
2 leans 3 against
3 against 10 arm
4 a 5 manly
4 a 10 arm
5 manly 7 ,
5 manly 10 arm
7 , 8 and

and now has morning gathered up her dewy pearls , and fled away [.] 
1 and 2 now
1 and 3 has
1 and 11 and
3 has 4 morning
3 has 11 and
5 gathered 6 up
5 gathered 9 pearls
5 gathered 11 and
7 her 9 pearls
8 dewy 9 pearls
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 fled
11 and 13 away

the sun rolls blazing through the sky , and cannot find a cloud to cool his face with [.] 
1 the 2 sun
2 sun 9 and
3 rolls 4 blazing
3 rolls 5 through
3 rolls 9 and
5 through 7 sky
6 the 7 sky
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 find
11 find 13 cloud
12 a 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 to
13 cloud 18 with
14 to 15 cool
15 cool 17 face
15 cool 18 with
16 his 17 face

glisten , too , the faces of the travellers [.] 
1 glisten 3 too
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 9 travellers
5 the 6 faces
6 faces 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 travellers

no air is stirring on the road [.] 
1 no 2 air
2 air 3 is
3 is 4 stirring
3 is 5 on
4 stirring 5 on
5 on 7 road
6 the 7 road

nature dares draw no breath , lest she should inhale a stifling cloud of dust [.] 
1 nature 2 dares
2 dares 3 draw
3 draw 5 breath
3 draw 7 lest
4 no 5 breath
6 , 7 lest
7 lest 8 she
7 lest 10 inhale
8 she 9 should
9 should 10 inhale
10 inhale 15 dust
11 a 12 stifling
11 a 13 cloud
12 stifling 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 of
13 cloud 15 dust
14 of 15 dust

["] [awful] [hot] [!] 

dreadful dusty ! " [answers] [the] sympathetic toll-gatherer [.] 
1 dreadful 8 toll-gatherer
2 dusty 3 !
2 dusty 8 toll-gatherer
3 ! 4 "
7 sympathetic 8 toll-gatherer

yes , [old] [friend] [;] and a quiet [heart] will [make] [a] dog-day temperate . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 6 and
6 and 8 quiet
6 and 10 will
7 a 8 quiet
10 will 13 dog-day
13 dog-day 14 temperate
14 temperate 15 .

and as the wayfarer makes ready to resume his journey , he tells him a sovereign remedy for blistered feet [.] 
1 and 12 he
1 and 13 tells
2 as 4 wayfarer
2 as 5 makes
2 as 12 he
3 the 4 wayfarer
4 wayfarer 5 makes
6 ready 7 to
6 ready 8 resume
6 ready 11 ,
6 ready 12 he
7 to 8 resume
8 resume 10 journey
9 his 10 journey
12 he 13 tells
13 tells 14 him
13 tells 17 remedy
13 tells 18 for
15 a 17 remedy
16 sovereign 17 remedy
17 remedy 18 for
18 for 20 feet
19 blistered 20 feet

now [comes] the noontide hour [,] of all the [hours] nearest akin to midnight [;] for each has its own calmness and repose [.] 
1 now 5 hour
3 the 5 hour
4 noontide 5 hour
5 hour 7 of
5 hour 18 has
7 of 8 all
8 all 9 the
8 all 11 nearest
9 the 11 nearest
11 nearest 13 to
12 akin 13 to
13 to 14 midnight
14 midnight 16 for
16 for 17 each
18 has 22 and
19 its 20 own
19 its 21 calmness
21 calmness 22 and
22 and 23 repose

meanwhile , on both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume [.] 
1 meanwhile 2 ,
1 meanwhile 14 travellers
3 on 5 sides
3 on 14 travellers
4 both 5 sides
5 sides 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 chasm
8 chasm 9 ,
10 a 11 throng
11 throng 12 of
11 throng 14 travellers
12 of 14 travellers
13 impatient 14 travellers
14 travellers 16 and
15 fret 16 and
16 and 17 fume

and what are the haughtiest of us , but the ephemeral aristocrats of a summer 's day ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 5 haughtiest
4 the 5 haughtiest
5 haughtiest 6 of
5 haughtiest 9 but
6 of 7 us
8 , 9 but
9 but 12 aristocrats
9 but 18 ?
10 the 12 aristocrats
11 ephemeral 12 aristocrats
12 aristocrats 13 of
13 of 17 day
14 a 15 summer
15 summer 16 's
16 's 17 day

here [a] [frenchman] , [with] [a] [hand-organ] [on] [his] [shoulder] [;] [and] there [an] [itinerant] [swiss] [jeweller] [.] 
1 here 4 ,
4 , 13 there

what miracle shall set all things right again [?] 
1 what 2 miracle
2 miracle 3 shall
3 shall 4 set
4 set 6 things
4 set 7 right
4 set 8 again
5 all 6 things

the sage old man [!] 
1 the 4 man
2 sage 4 man
3 old 4 man

strollers come from the town to quaff the freshening breeze [.] 
1 strollers 2 come
2 come 3 from
2 come 6 to
3 from 5 town
4 the 5 town
6 to 7 quaff
7 quaff 10 breeze
8 the 10 breeze
9 freshening 10 breeze

one or two let down long lines , and haul up flapping flounders ? or cunners , or small cod , or perhaps an eel [.] 
1 one 2 or
2 or 3 two
2 or 4 let
4 let 22 or
5 down 7 lines
6 long 7 lines
7 lines 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 flounders
9 and 14 ?
9 and 15 or
10 haul 13 flounders
11 up 13 flounders
12 flapping 13 flounders
15 or 16 cunners
15 or 18 or
17 , 18 or
18 or 20 cod
18 or 22 or
19 small 20 cod
21 , 22 or
22 or 23 perhaps
22 or 25 eel
24 an 25 eel

the horses now tramp heavily along the bridge , and [wistfully] bethink them of their stables [.] 
1 the 2 horses
2 horses 4 tramp
3 now 4 tramp
4 tramp 5 heavily
4 tramp 6 along
6 along 10 and
7 the 8 bridge
8 bridge 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 bethink
10 and 14 of
12 bethink 13 them
14 of 16 stables
15 their 16 stables

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