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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[snow-flakes] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

it is to be , in good earnest , a wintry storm [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 6 in
5 , 6 in
6 in 8 earnest
6 in 9 ,
7 good 8 earnest
9 , 12 storm
10 a 11 wintry
11 wintry 12 storm

the cloud-spirits are slowly weaving her white mantle [.] 
1 the 2 cloud-spirits
2 cloud-spirits 3 are
3 are 5 weaving
4 slowly 5 weaving
5 weaving 8 mantle
6 her 8 mantle
7 white 8 mantle

thus gradually , [by] silent and stealthy influences , are great changes [wrought] [.] 
1 thus 6 and
2 gradually 3 ,
2 gradually 6 and
5 silent 6 and
6 and 8 influences
6 and 9 ,
6 and 10 are
7 stealthy 8 influences
10 are 12 changes
11 great 12 changes

we [,] likewise [,] shall lose sight of our mother 's familiar visage , and must content ourselves with looking heavenward the oftener [.] 
1 we 15 and
3 likewise 5 shall
5 shall 6 lose
5 shall 15 and
6 lose 7 sight
7 sight 8 of
8 of 13 visage
9 our 10 mother
10 mother 11 's
11 's 13 visage
12 familiar 13 visage
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 must
15 and 19 with
15 and 23 oftener
16 must 17 content
17 content 18 ourselves
19 with 20 looking
20 looking 21 heavenward
22 the 23 oftener

now , leaving the storm [to] do his appointed office , let us sit down , pen in hand , by our fireside [.] 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 3 leaving
3 leaving 5 storm
3 leaving 11 ,
4 the 5 storm
7 do 10 office
7 do 11 ,
8 his 10 office
9 appointed 10 office
11 , 12 let
11 , 19 hand
11 , 21 by
12 let 13 us
12 let 16 ,
14 sit 15 down
14 sit 16 ,
16 , 17 pen
18 in 19 hand
20 , 21 by
21 by 23 fireside
22 our 23 fireside

in our brief summer , [i] [do] not [think] [,] [but] [only] exist in the vague enjoyment of a dream [.] 
1 in 4 summer
1 in 17 enjoyment
2 our 4 summer
3 brief 4 summer
5 , 8 not
5 , 13 exist
13 exist 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 17 enjoyment
16 vague 17 enjoyment
17 enjoyment 18 of
18 of 20 dream
19 a 20 dream

however transitory [their] glow , [they] at least shine amid the darksome shadow which the clouds of the [outward] sky fling through the room [.] 
1 however 2 transitory
2 transitory 4 glow
4 glow 5 ,
5 , 9 shine
7 at 8 least
8 least 9 shine
9 shine 10 amid
10 amid 13 shadow
11 the 13 shadow
12 darksome 13 shadow
13 shadow 14 which
13 shadow 21 fling
14 which 16 clouds
14 which 21 fling
15 the 16 clouds
16 clouds 17 of
16 clouds 21 fling
17 of 18 the
18 the 20 sky
21 fling 22 through
22 through 24 room
23 the 24 room

now look we forth again [,] and see how much of his task the storm-spirit has done [.] 
1 now 2 look
2 look 3 we
2 look 4 forth
2 look 5 again
2 look 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 9 how
9 how 10 much
10 much 11 of
10 much 16 has
11 of 13 task
12 his 13 task
14 the 15 storm-spirit
15 storm-spirit 16 has
16 has 17 done

slow and sure [!] 
1 slow 2 and
2 and 3 sure

he has the day [,] perchance the week [,] before him , and may take his own time to accomplish [nature] 's burial in snow [.] 
1 he 13 and
2 has 4 day
2 has 6 perchance
2 has 10 before
2 has 13 and
3 the 4 day
7 the 8 week
8 week 10 before
10 before 11 him
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 may
14 may 15 take
15 take 18 time
16 his 17 own
16 his 18 time
18 time 19 to
18 time 22 's
19 to 20 accomplish
19 to 22 's
22 's 23 burial
22 's 24 in
23 burial 24 in
24 in 25 snow

very sad are the flower shrubs in midwinter [!] 
1 very 2 sad
2 sad 3 are
3 are 6 shrubs
4 the 6 shrubs
5 flower 6 shrubs
6 shrubs 7 in
7 in 8 midwinter

the roofs of the houses are now all white , save where the eddying wind has kept them bare at the bleak corners [.] 
1 the 2 roofs
2 roofs 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 houses
5 houses 6 are
6 are 10 ,
7 now 9 white
8 all 9 white
9 white 10 ,
10 , 11 save
10 , 12 where
12 where 15 wind
12 where 17 kept
13 the 15 wind
14 eddying 15 wind
15 wind 16 has
16 has 17 kept
17 kept 18 them
17 kept 19 bare
19 bare 20 at
20 at 23 corners
21 the 22 bleak
21 the 23 corners

look next into the street , where we have seen an amusing parallel to the combat of those fancied demons in the upper regions [.] 
1 look 2 next
1 look 3 into
1 look 21 in
3 into 6 ,
4 the 5 street
5 street 6 ,
6 , 7 where
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 seen
10 seen 13 parallel
10 seen 14 to
11 an 13 parallel
12 amusing 13 parallel
13 parallel 14 to
14 to 16 combat
15 the 16 combat
16 combat 17 of
17 of 20 demons
18 those 20 demons
19 fancied 20 demons
20 demons 21 in
21 in 24 regions
22 the 24 regions
23 upper 24 regions

it is a snow-battle of school-boys [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 snow-battle
3 a 4 snow-battle
4 snow-battle 5 of
5 of 6 school-boys

what pitched battles , worthy to be chanted in [homeric] strains ! 
1 what 2 pitched
2 pitched 3 battles
3 battles 5 worthy
4 , 5 worthy
5 worthy 6 to
5 worthy 9 in
5 worthy 12 !
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 chanted
9 in 11 strains

what storming of fortresses , built all of massive snowblocks ! 
1 what 2 storming
2 storming 3 of
3 of 4 fortresses
4 fortresses 6 built
5 , 6 built
6 built 7 all
6 built 11 !
7 all 8 of
8 of 10 snowblocks
9 massive 10 snowblocks

what feats of individual prowess , and embodied onsets of martial enthusiasm [!] 
1 what 2 feats
2 feats 3 of
3 of 7 and
4 individual 5 prowess
5 prowess 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 onsets
7 and 10 of
8 embodied 9 onsets
10 of 11 martial
11 martial 12 enthusiasm

who reared it [?] 
1 who 2 reared
2 reared 3 it

and what means it [?] ["] 
1 and 2 what
1 and 3 means
2 what 3 means
3 means 4 it

the shattered pedestal of many a battle monument has provoked these questions , when none could answer [.] 
1 the 3 pedestal
2 shattered 3 pedestal
3 pedestal 4 of
3 pedestal 10 provoked
4 of 5 many
5 many 8 monument
5 many 9 has
6 a 8 monument
7 battle 8 monument
8 monument 9 has
10 provoked 12 questions
10 provoked 14 when
11 these 12 questions
13 , 14 when
14 when 15 none
14 when 17 answer
15 none 16 could
16 could 17 answer

would it [might] inspire me to sketch out the personification of a [new] [england] winter [!] 
1 would 2 it
1 would 4 inspire
4 inspire 5 me
4 inspire 6 to
4 inspire 7 sketch
6 to 7 sketch
7 sketch 8 out
7 sketch 10 personification
9 the 10 personification
10 personification 11 of
11 of 15 winter
12 a 15 winter

and [that] [idea] , [if] [i] can seize the snow-wreathed figures that flit before my fancy [,] [shall] be [the] [theme] of the next page [.] 
1 and 4 ,
1 and 7 can
1 and 19 be
7 can 8 seize
8 seize 11 figures
9 the 11 figures
10 snow-wreathed 11 figures
11 figures 12 that
11 figures 13 flit
12 that 13 flit
13 flit 14 before
14 before 16 fancy
15 my 16 fancy
19 be 22 of
22 of 25 page
23 the 24 next
23 the 25 page

[how] [does] [winter] [herald] [his] [approach] [?] 

it is [stern] [winter] ['s] vesture . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 6 vesture
2 is 7 .

it is the voice of [winter] ; and when parents and children bear it , they shudder and exclaim [,] ["] [winter] [is] [come] [!] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 voice
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 19 exclaim
7 ; 8 and
8 and 16 they
8 and 18 and
9 when 11 and
9 when 13 bear
9 when 15 ,
9 when 16 they
10 parents 11 and
11 and 12 children
11 and 13 bear
13 bear 14 it
16 they 18 and
17 shudder 18 and
18 and 19 exclaim

cold [winter] [has] [begun] [his] reign [already] [!] ["] 
1 cold 6 reign

there he lies stark and stiff , a human shape of ice , on the spot [where] [winter] [overtook] [him] [.] 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 lies
3 lies 5 and
4 stark 5 and
5 and 6 stiff
5 and 10 shape
5 and 14 on
7 , 10 shape
8 a 10 shape
9 human 10 shape
10 shape 11 of
10 shape 13 ,
11 of 12 ice
13 , 14 on
14 on 16 spot
15 the 16 spot

on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes , which turn [to] rock beneath his footsteps [.] 
1 on 2 strides
1 on 9 and
3 the 4 tyrant
4 tyrant 5 over
4 tyrant 9 and
5 over 8 rivers
6 the 8 rivers
7 rushing 8 rivers
9 and 11 lakes
9 and 12 ,
9 and 13 which
9 and 14 turn
9 and 16 rock
10 broad 11 lakes
13 which 14 turn
16 rock 17 beneath
17 beneath 19 footsteps
18 his 19 footsteps

his dreary empire is established [;] [all] [around] stretches the desolation of the [pole] [.] 
1 his 3 empire
2 dreary 3 empire
3 empire 4 is
4 is 5 established
5 established 9 stretches
9 stretches 10 the
10 the 11 desolation
11 desolation 12 of
12 of 13 the

such fantasies , intermixed among graver [toils] [of] mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly [.] 
1 such 2 fantasies
2 fantasies 4 intermixed
2 fantasies 11 have
3 , 4 intermixed
4 intermixed 5 among
4 intermixed 10 ,
5 among 9 mind
6 graver 9 mind
11 have 12 made
12 made 16 day
12 made 17 pass
13 the 14 winter
14 winter 15 's
15 's 16 day
17 pass 18 pleasantly

on the window-sill , there is a layer of snow , reaching half-way up the lowest pane of glass [.] 
1 on 3 window-sill
1 on 4 ,
1 on 5 there
2 the 3 window-sill
5 there 6 is
6 is 8 layer
6 is 13 half-way
6 is 14 up
7 a 8 layer
8 layer 9 of
9 of 11 ,
10 snow 11 ,
11 , 12 reaching
14 up 17 pane
15 the 16 lowest
15 the 17 pane
17 pane 18 of
18 of 19 glass

the garden is one unbroken bed [.] 
1 the 2 garden
2 garden 3 is
3 is 6 bed
4 one 6 bed
5 unbroken 6 bed

next comes [a] [sledge] , laden with wood for some unthrifty housekeeper , whom winter has surprised at a cold hearth [.] 
1 next 2 comes
2 comes 6 laden
5 , 6 laden
6 laden 7 with
6 laden 9 for
7 with 8 wood
8 wood 9 for
9 for 12 housekeeper
10 some 12 housekeeper
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
12 housekeeper 14 whom
13 , 14 whom
14 whom 15 winter
14 whom 16 has
15 winter 16 has
16 has 17 surprised
17 surprised 18 at
18 at 21 hearth
19 a 20 cold
20 cold 21 hearth

but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street [?] 
1 but 2 what
1 but 6 struggles
2 what 4 equipage
3 dismal 4 equipage
4 equipage 6 struggles
5 now 6 struggles
6 struggles 7 along
7 along 10 street
8 the 10 street
9 uneven 10 street

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed [.] 
1 a 3 hearse
2 sable 3 hearse
3 hearse 5 bestrewn
3 hearse 9 is
4 , 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 6 with
5 bestrewn 8 ,
6 with 7 snow
9 is 10 bearing
10 bearing 13 man
10 bearing 14 through
10 bearing 17 to
11 a 12 dead
11 a 13 man
12 dead 13 man
13 man 14 through
14 through 16 storm
15 the 16 storm
17 to 20 bed
18 his 20 bed
19 frozen 20 bed

o [,] [how] [dreary] is [a] burial in [winter] [,] [when] the bosom of [mother] [earth] [has] [no] warmth for her poor child [!] 
1 o 5 is
5 is 20 for
7 burial 8 in
8 in 12 the
12 the 13 bosom
13 bosom 14 of
14 of 19 warmth
19 warmth 20 for
20 for 23 child
21 her 23 child
22 poor 23 child

[alas] [!] 

i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate [.] 
1 i 4 and
2 shiver 4 and
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 think
5 think 6 it
5 think 7 time
7 time 8 to
7 time 9 be
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 disconsolate

whence come [they] [?] 
1 whence 2 come

where do they build their nests , and seek their food [?] 
1 where 2 do
2 do 3 they
2 do 8 and
4 build 8 and
5 their 6 nests
6 nests 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 seek
9 seek 11 food
10 their 11 food

i [know] [not] whence [they] [come] , [nor] [why] [;] [yet] my spirit has been cheered by that wandering flock of snow-birds [.] 
1 i 4 whence
4 whence 7 ,
7 , 12 my
12 my 13 spirit
13 spirit 14 has
14 has 15 been
15 been 16 cheered
16 cheered 17 by
17 by 20 flock
18 that 20 flock
19 wandering 20 flock
20 flock 21 of
21 of 22 snow-birds

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [snow] [flakes] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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