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

[twice] [told] [tales] 

[sunday] [at] [home] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

now , the loftiest window gleams [,] [and] now [the] lower [.] 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 5 window
3 the 4 loftiest
3 the 5 window
5 window 6 gleams
6 gleams 9 now
6 gleams 11 lower

the carved framework of the portal is [marked] strongly out [.] 
1 the 3 framework
2 carved 3 framework
3 framework 4 of
3 framework 7 is
4 of 6 portal
5 the 6 portal
7 is 9 strongly
7 is 10 out

methinks [,] though the same sun brightens it every [fair] morning [,] [yet] [the] [steeple] [has] [a] [peculiar] [robe] [of] [brightness] [for] [the] [sabbath] [.] 
1 methinks 6 sun
3 though 6 sun
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 sun
6 sun 7 brightens
7 brightens 8 it
7 brightens 11 morning
9 every 11 morning

by dwelling near a church , a person soon contracts an attachment for the edifice [.] 
1 by 2 dwelling
1 by 6 ,
1 by 8 person
2 dwelling 3 near
3 near 5 church
4 a 5 church
7 a 8 person
8 person 10 contracts
9 soon 10 contracts
10 contracts 12 attachment
10 contracts 13 for
11 an 12 attachment
12 attachment 13 for
13 for 15 edifice
14 the 15 edifice

but the steeple stands foremost , in our thoughts , as well as locally [.] 
1 but 3 steeple
1 but 4 stands
2 the 3 steeple
3 steeple 4 stands
4 stands 5 foremost
5 foremost 7 in
5 foremost 11 as
5 foremost 14 locally
6 , 7 in
7 in 9 thoughts
7 in 10 ,
8 our 9 thoughts
11 as 12 well
13 as 14 locally

a glance at the body of the church deepens this impression [.] 
1 a 2 glance
2 glance 3 at
2 glance 9 deepens
3 at 5 body
4 the 5 body
5 body 6 of
6 of 8 church
7 the 8 church
9 deepens 11 impression
10 this 11 impression

time , [where] man lives [not] [,] [what] [is] [it] [but] [eternity] [?] 
1 time 2 ,
2 , 4 man
4 man 5 lives

we will say more of this , hereafter [.] 
1 we 2 will
2 will 3 say
3 say 6 this
3 say 8 hereafter
4 more 5 of
4 more 6 this
5 of 6 this
7 , 8 hereafter

many have fancied so [.] 
1 many 2 have
2 have 3 fancied
3 fancied 4 so

and [ever] let me recognize it [!] 
1 and 3 let
3 let 4 me
3 let 5 recognize
5 recognize 6 it

some illusions [,] and this among them [,] are the shadows of great truths [.] 
1 some 2 illusions
2 illusions 4 and
4 and 5 this
4 and 6 among
4 and 9 are
6 among 7 them
9 are 11 shadows
10 the 11 shadows
11 shadows 12 of
12 of 14 truths
13 great 14 truths

if it have gone astray , [it] will return again [.] 
1 if 2 it
2 it 6 ,
3 have 4 gone
3 have 6 ,
4 gone 5 astray
6 , 8 will
8 will 9 return
9 return 10 again

i [love] [to] spend [such] [pleasant] [sabbaths] [,] [from] [morning] [till] [night] [,] [behind] [the] [curtain] [of] [my] [open] [window] [.] 
1 i 4 spend

are they [spent] amiss [?] 
1 are 2 they
1 are 4 amiss

my heart , perhaps , has [not] such holy , [nor] [,] [i] [would] fain trust , such impious potency [.] 
1 my 2 heart
2 heart 6 has
3 , 4 perhaps
4 perhaps 5 ,
4 perhaps 6 has
6 has 16 trust
8 such 16 trust
9 holy 10 ,
9 holy 15 fain
15 fain 16 trust
16 trust 20 potency
17 , 20 potency
18 such 20 potency
19 impious 20 potency

but [i] [am] there , [even] [before] my friend , [the] [sexton] [.] 
1 but 4 there
1 but 5 ,
5 , 8 my
8 my 9 friend
9 friend 10 ,

how [glad] [,] [yet] solemn [too] [!] 
1 how 5 solemn

all the steeples in town are talking together , [aloft] in the sunny air , and rejoicing among themselves , while their spires point heavenward [.] 
1 all 2 the
1 all 3 steeples
1 all 6 are
2 the 3 steeples
3 steeples 5 town
4 in 5 town
6 are 7 talking
7 talking 8 together
7 talking 11 in
7 talking 21 while
9 , 11 in
11 in 16 and
11 in 20 ,
12 the 14 air
13 sunny 14 air
14 air 16 and
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 rejoicing
16 and 18 among
18 among 19 themselves
21 while 23 spires
21 while 24 point
22 their 23 spires
23 spires 24 point
24 point 25 heavenward

meantime , [here] [are] [the] [children] [assembling] to [the] [sabbath] [school] , [which] [is] [kept] [somewhere] [within] [the] [church] [.] 
1 meantime 2 ,
2 , 8 to
8 to 12 ,

or [i] [might] [compare] [them] [to] [cherubs] [,] [haunting] that [holy] [place] [.] 
1 or 10 that

about a quarter of an hour before the second ringing of the bell , individuals of the congregation begin to appear [.] 
1 about 3 quarter
2 a 3 quarter
3 quarter 4 of
3 quarter 11 of
3 quarter 16 of
3 quarter 19 begin
4 of 7 before
5 an 6 hour
6 hour 7 before
7 before 9 second
8 the 9 second
9 second 10 ringing
11 of 14 ,
12 the 13 bell
13 bell 14 ,
14 , 15 individuals
16 of 18 congregation
17 the 18 congregation
19 begin 20 to
19 begin 21 appear
20 to 21 appear

would that [the] [sabbath] [came] [twice] [as] [often] [,] [for] [the] [sake] [of] [that] [sorrowful] [old] [soul] [!] 
1 would 2 that

i sometimes fancy [that] the old woman [is] [the] [happier] of the two [.] 
1 i 3 fancy
2 sometimes 3 fancy
3 fancy 7 woman
5 the 7 woman
6 old 7 woman
7 woman 11 of
11 of 13 two
12 the 13 two

those pretty girls [!] 
1 those 3 girls
2 pretty 3 girls

why will they disturb my pious meditations [!] 
1 why 2 will
2 will 3 they
2 will 4 disturb
4 disturb 7 meditations
5 my 7 meditations
6 pious 7 meditations

were [i] the minister himself , [i] [must] [needs] look [.] 
1 were 4 minister
1 were 5 himself
1 were 6 ,
3 the 4 minister
6 , 10 look

the [greater] [part] [,] [however] [,] [have] [adopted] a milder cheerfulness [of] hue [.] 
1 the 13 hue
9 a 10 milder
10 milder 11 cheerfulness
11 cheerfulness 13 hue

a white stocking is infinitely more effective than a black one [.] 
1 a 2 white
2 white 3 stocking
2 white 4 is
4 is 7 effective
5 infinitely 6 more
6 more 7 effective
7 effective 8 than
8 than 11 one
9 a 11 one
10 black 11 one

here comes the clergyman , slow and solemn , in severe simplicity , needing no black silk gown to denote his office [.] 
1 here 2 comes
2 comes 4 clergyman
3 the 4 clergyman
4 clergyman 7 and
4 clergyman 14 needing
5 , 7 and
6 slow 7 and
7 and 8 solemn
7 and 13 ,
8 solemn 10 in
9 , 10 in
10 in 12 simplicity
10 in 13 ,
11 severe 12 simplicity
13 , 14 needing
14 needing 18 gown
14 needing 19 to
15 no 18 gown
16 black 17 silk
17 silk 18 gown
19 to 20 denote
20 denote 22 office
21 his 22 office

his aspect claims my reverence , but cannot win my love [.] 
1 his 2 aspect
2 aspect 7 but
3 claims 5 reverence
3 claims 7 but
4 my 5 reverence
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 cannot
8 cannot 9 win
9 win 11 love
10 my 11 love

by middle age , or sooner , [the] creed has generally [wrought] upon the heart [,] or [been] a-tempered by it [.] 
1 by 5 or
1 by 17 or
2 middle 3 age
3 age 5 or
4 , 5 or
5 or 9 creed
6 sooner 7 ,
6 sooner 9 creed
10 has 11 generally
10 has 13 upon
10 has 17 or
13 upon 15 heart
14 the 15 heart
17 or 19 a-tempered
19 a-tempered 20 by
20 by 21 it

as the minister passes into the church [,] the bell holds its iron tongue [,] and all the low murmur of the congregation dies away [.] 
1 as 3 minister
1 as 4 passes
1 as 20 murmur
2 the 3 minister
3 minister 4 passes
4 passes 5 into
4 passes 16 and
5 into 7 church
6 the 7 church
7 church 10 bell
7 church 11 holds
9 the 10 bell
10 bell 11 holds
12 its 14 tongue
13 iron 14 tongue
14 tongue 16 and
16 and 17 all
18 the 20 murmur
19 low 20 murmur
20 murmur 21 of
20 murmur 24 dies
21 of 23 congregation
22 the 23 congregation
24 dies 25 away

o , [i] [ought] [to] [have] [gone] [to] [church] [!] 
1 o 2 ,

the [hustle] [of] [the] rising [congregation] [reaches] [my] [ears] [.] 
1 the 5 rising

they are standing up to pray [.] 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 standing
3 standing 4 up
4 up 5 to
5 to 6 pray

" [lord] [,] [look] [down] [upon] [me] [in] [mercy] [!] " 
1 " 11 "

with [that] [sentiment] [gushing] [from] [my] [soul] [,] [might] [i] [not] [leave] all the rest [to] [him] [?] 
1 with 13 all
13 all 14 the
13 all 15 rest
14 the 15 rest

[hark] [!] [the] [hymn] [.] 

at this distance , it thrills through my frame , and plays upon my heartstrings , with a pleasure both of the sense and spirit [.] 
1 at 3 distance
1 at 4 ,
1 at 5 it
2 this 3 distance
5 it 11 and
6 thrills 7 through
6 thrills 11 and
7 through 9 frame
8 my 9 frame
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 plays
11 and 13 upon
13 upon 15 heartstrings
14 my 15 heartstrings
15 heartstrings 17 with
16 , 17 with
17 with 19 pleasure
17 with 20 both
18 a 19 pleasure
20 both 21 of
21 of 24 and
22 the 23 sense
23 sense 24 and
24 and 25 spirit

it is my misfortune seldom to fructify , in a regular way , by any but printed sermons [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 misfortune
2 is 6 to
3 my 4 misfortune
5 seldom 6 to
6 to 16 but
7 fructify 9 in
7 fructify 14 by
7 fructify 16 but
8 , 9 in
9 in 12 way
9 in 13 ,
10 a 12 way
11 regular 12 way
14 by 15 any
16 but 17 printed
17 printed 18 sermons

i , their sole auditor , cannot always understand them [.] 
1 i 5 auditor
1 i 7 cannot
2 , 5 auditor
3 their 4 sole
3 their 5 auditor
5 auditor 6 ,
7 cannot 9 understand
8 always 9 understand
9 understand 10 them

suppose that a few hours have passed , and behold me still behind my curtain , just before the close of the afternoon service [.] 
1 suppose 2 that
2 that 5 hours
2 that 9 and
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 hours
5 hours 9 and
6 have 9 and
7 passed 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 behold
10 behold 12 still
10 behold 13 behind
11 me 12 still
12 still 13 behind
13 behind 15 curtain
14 my 15 curtain
15 curtain 17 just
16 , 17 just
17 just 18 before
18 before 20 close
19 the 20 close
20 close 21 of
21 of 24 service
22 the 24 service
23 afternoon 24 service

the hour-hand on the dial has passed beyond four o'clock [.] 
1 the 2 hour-hand
2 hour-hand 3 on
2 hour-hand 6 has
3 on 5 dial
4 the 5 dial
6 has 7 passed
7 passed 8 beyond
8 beyond 10 o'clock
9 four 10 o'clock

around the church-door all is solitude , and an impenetrable obscurity beyond the threshold [.] 
1 around 3 church-door
1 around 4 all
2 the 3 church-door
4 all 5 is
5 is 8 and
5 is 12 beyond
6 solitude 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 obscurity
8 and 12 beyond
9 an 11 obscurity
10 impenetrable 11 obscurity
12 beyond 14 threshold
13 the 14 threshold

a commotion is heard [.] 
1 a 2 commotion
2 commotion 3 is
3 is 4 heard

this instantaneous outbreak of life into loneliness is one of the pleasantest scenes of the day [.] 
1 this 3 outbreak
2 instantaneous 3 outbreak
3 outbreak 4 of
3 outbreak 8 is
4 of 5 life
5 life 6 into
6 into 7 loneliness
8 is 9 one
9 one 10 of
10 of 13 scenes
11 the 12 pleasantest
11 the 13 scenes
13 scenes 14 of
14 of 16 day
15 the 16 day

i have taken a great liking to those black silk pantaloons [.] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 taken
3 taken 6 liking
3 taken 7 to
4 a 6 liking
5 great 6 liking
6 liking 7 to
7 to 11 pantaloons
8 those 11 pantaloons
9 black 10 silk
10 silk 11 pantaloons

the [sabbath] eve is the eve of love [.] 
1 the 3 eve
3 eve 4 is
4 is 6 eve
5 the 6 eve
6 eve 7 of
7 of 8 love

at length , the whole congregation is dispersed [.] 
1 at 2 length
1 at 3 ,
1 at 6 congregation
4 the 6 congregation
5 whole 6 congregation
6 congregation 7 is
7 is 8 dispersed

poor souls [!] 
1 poor 2 souls

to [them] the most captivating picture [of] bliss in heaven is " there we shall be white [!] ["] 
1 to 4 most
1 to 16 be
3 the 4 most
4 most 5 captivating
4 most 11 is
5 captivating 8 bliss
5 captivating 9 in
5 captivating 11 is
6 picture 8 bliss
8 bliss 9 in
9 in 10 heaven
11 is 12 "
11 is 13 there
14 we 15 shall
15 shall 16 be
16 be 17 white

all is solitude again [.] 
1 all 2 is
2 is 3 solitude
2 is 4 again

who are the choristers [?] 
1 who 2 are
2 are 4 choristers
3 the 4 choristers

on the wings of that rich melody they were borne upward [.] 
1 on 3 wings
1 on 8 they
2 the 3 wings
3 wings 4 of
4 of 7 melody
5 that 6 rich
6 rich 7 melody
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 borne
10 borne 11 upward

this [,] [gentle] [reader] [,] is [merely] a flight of poetry [.] 
1 this 6 is
6 is 9 flight
8 a 9 flight
9 flight 10 of
10 of 11 poetry

yet , it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains [.] 
1 yet 2 ,
1 yet 3 it
3 it 4 lifted
4 lifted 6 soul
5 my 6 soul
6 soul 7 higher
7 higher 8 than
8 than 9 all
9 all 10 their
9 all 12 strains
10 their 12 strains
11 former 12 strains

they are [gone] , the sons and daughters of [music] , and the gray sexton is just closing the portal [.] 
1 they 2 are
2 are 7 and
4 , 6 sons
5 the 6 sons
6 sons 7 and
7 and 8 daughters
7 and 9 of
9 of 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 sexton
12 and 16 is
13 the 15 sexton
14 gray 15 sexton
15 sexton 16 is
16 is 18 closing
17 just 18 closing
18 closing 20 portal
19 the 20 portal

o , [but] the [church] [is] [a] symbol [of] [religion] [!] 
1 o 2 ,
1 o 8 symbol
4 the 8 symbol

there is [a] [moral] , and a religion [too] , even in the silent walls [.] 
1 there 5 ,
2 is 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 religion
6 and 10 ,
7 a 8 religion
10 , 11 even
11 even 12 in
12 in 15 walls
13 the 15 walls
14 silent 15 walls

and may the steeple still point heavenward , and be decked with the hallowed sunshine of the [sabbath] morn [!] 
1 and 2 may
1 and 9 and
2 may 4 steeple
2 may 9 and
3 the 4 steeple
5 still 6 point
6 point 7 heavenward
6 point 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 be
10 be 11 decked
11 decked 12 with
12 with 15 sunshine
13 the 15 sunshine
14 hallowed 15 sunshine
15 sunshine 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 19 morn

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