produced by [david] [widger] 
1 produced 2 by

[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
2 any 3 mortal
3 mortal 4 be
4 be 6 with
5 favored 6 with
6 with 8 lot
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 analogous
9 analogous 10 to
9 analogous 16 toll-gatherer
10 to 12 ,
11 this 12 ,
12 , 13 it
13 it 14 is
15 the 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 . 
1 sitting 14 illustrated
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 aforesaid
4 aforesaid 5 bench
5 bench 6 ,
6 , 8 amuse
8 amuse 9 myself
9 myself 10 with
10 with 13 ,
11 a 12 conception
12 conception 13 ,
13 , 14 illustrated
14 illustrated 20 air
15 by 16 numerous
16 numerous 17 pencil-sketches
17 pencil-sketches 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 air
20 air 22 of
21 , 22 of
22 of 26 day
23 the 24 toll-gatherer
24 toll-gatherer 25 's
25 's 26 day
26 day 27 .

the toll is paid , creak , creak , again go the wheels , and the huge haymow vanishes into the morning mist . 
1 the 2 toll
1 the 11 go
2 toll 3 is
3 is 4 paid
4 paid 6 creak
5 , 6 creak
6 creak 7 ,
7 , 8 creak
7 , 9 ,
9 , 10 again
11 go 15 and
12 the 13 wheels
13 wheels 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 22 morning
16 the 17 huge
17 huge 18 haymow
18 haymow 19 vanishes
19 vanishes 20 into
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 morning
22 morning 23 mist
23 mist 24 .

as yet , nature is but half awake , and familiar objects appear visionary . 
1 as 3 ,
2 yet 3 ,
3 , 4 nature
4 nature 5 is
5 is 6 but
5 is 8 awake
6 but 7 half
8 awake 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 objects
10 and 13 appear
11 familiar 12 objects
13 appear 15 .
14 visionary 15 .

the morn breathes upon them and blushes , and they forget how wearily the darkness toiled away . 
1 the 2 morn
1 the 3 breathes
3 breathes 4 upon
3 breathes 9 and
4 upon 5 them
6 and 7 blushes
7 blushes 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 how
10 they 11 forget
10 they 12 how
12 how 16 toiled
13 wearily 15 darkness
14 the 15 darkness
15 darkness 16 toiled
16 toiled 17 away
17 away 18 .

the old man looks eastward , and ( for he is a moralizer ) frames a simile of the stage coach and the sun . 
1 the 4 looks
1 the 8 (
2 old 3 man
3 man 4 looks
4 looks 5 eastward
5 eastward 6 ,
6 , 7 and
8 ( 14 )
9 for 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 13 moralizer
12 a 13 moralizer
13 moralizer 14 )
14 ) 22 and
15 frames 17 simile
16 a 17 simile
17 simile 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 stage
20 stage 21 coach
21 coach 22 and
22 and 24 sun
23 the 24 sun
24 sun 25 .

while the world is rousing itself , we may glance slightly at the scene of our sketch . 
1 while 3 world
2 the 3 world
3 world 8 we
4 is 5 rousing
5 rousing 6 itself
5 rousing 8 we
6 itself 7 ,
8 we 9 may
9 may 10 glance
10 glance 14 scene
11 slightly 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 scene
14 scene 15 of
15 of 16 our
16 our 18 .
17 sketch 18 .

beneath the window is a wooden bench , on which a long succession of weary wayfarers have reposed themselves . 
1 beneath 3 window
1 beneath 7 bench
2 the 3 window
3 window 4 is
5 a 6 wooden
5 a 7 bench
7 bench 9 on
8 , 9 on
9 on 13 succession
10 which 12 long
10 which 13 succession
11 a 12 long
13 succession 14 of
14 of 15 weary
15 weary 16 wayfarers
16 wayfarers 20 .
17 have 18 reposed
18 reposed 19 themselves
19 themselves 20 .

and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 7 toll-gatherer
3 sits 6 old
4 our 5 good
5 good 6 old
6 old 7 toll-gatherer
7 toll-gatherer 9 glorified
8 , 9 glorified
9 glorified 10 by
10 by 13 sunbeams
11 the 12 early
11 the 13 sunbeams
13 sunbeams 14 .

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 7 landscape
4 smiles 5 upon
5 upon 6 the
6 the 7 landscape
7 landscape 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 earth
10 earth 11 smiles
11 smiles 12 back
12 back 13 again
13 again 16 sky
14 upon 15 the
15 the 16 sky
16 sky 17 .

frequent , now , are the travellers . 
1 frequent 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 are
5 are 8 .
6 the 7 travellers
7 travellers 8 .

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 10 bandboxes
2 bottom 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 chaise
5 chaise 6 is
6 is 7 heaped
7 heaped 8 with
8 with 9 multifarious
9 multifarious 10 bandboxes
10 bandboxes 12 carpet-bags
11 and 12 carpet-bags
12 carpet-bags 18 swings
13 , 14 and
13 , 18 swings
14 and 15 beneath
14 and 17 axle
16 the 17 axle
18 swings 21 trunk
19 a 21 trunk
20 leathern 21 trunk
21 trunk 22 dusty
22 dusty 23 with
23 with 27 .
24 yesterday 25 's
25 's 26 journey
26 journey 27 .

luckless wight , doomed , through a whole summer day , to be the butt of mirth and mischief among the frolicsome maidens ! 
1 luckless 4 doomed
2 wight 3 ,
3 , 4 doomed
4 doomed 6 through
5 , 6 through
6 through 9 summer
7 a 8 whole
7 a 9 summer
8 whole 9 summer
9 summer 16 of
10 day 11 ,
11 , 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 15 butt
14 the 15 butt
15 butt 16 of
16 of 20 among
17 mirth 18 and
18 and 19 mischief
19 mischief 20 among
20 among 23 maidens
21 the 22 frolicsome
21 the 23 maidens
23 maidens 24 !

the vinegar-faced traveller proves to be a manufacturer of pickles . 
1 the 2 vinegar-faced
1 the 3 traveller
2 vinegar-faced 3 traveller
3 traveller 4 proves
4 proves 5 to
4 proves 6 be
6 be 8 manufacturer
7 a 8 manufacturer
8 manufacturer 9 of
9 of 11 .
10 pickles 11 .

he is a country preacher , going to labor at a protracted meeting . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 4 country
3 a 4 country
4 country 7 going
5 preacher 6 ,
6 , 7 going
7 going 10 at
8 to 9 labor
9 labor 10 at
10 at 14 .
11 a 12 protracted
12 protracted 13 meeting
13 meeting 14 .

the next object passing townward is a butcher 's cart , canopied with its arch of snow-white cotton . 
1 the 4 passing
2 next 3 object
2 next 4 passing
4 passing 5 townward
4 passing 12 canopied
5 townward 6 is
7 a 8 butcher
8 butcher 9 's
9 's 10 cart
10 cart 11 ,
11 , 12 canopied
12 canopied 13 with
13 with 15 arch
14 its 15 arch
15 arch 16 of
16 of 19 .
17 snow-white 18 cotton
17 snow-white 19 .

see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 
1 see 2 there
2 there 3 ,
3 , 6 trundling
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
10 lobsters 11 .

but let all these pay their toll and pass . 
1 but 4 these
1 but 5 pay
2 let 3 all
3 all 4 these
5 pay 7 toll
6 their 7 toll
7 toll 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 4 blushing
2 methinks 3 her
4 blushing 7 through
5 cheek 6 burns
6 burns 7 through
7 through 9 snowy
8 the 9 snowy
9 snowy 10 veil
10 veil 11 .

another white-robed virgin sits in front . 
1 another 2 white-robed
2 white-robed 3 virgin
3 virgin 4 sits
4 sits 5 in
5 in 6 front
6 front 7 .

take my blessing too , ye happy ones ! 
1 take 2 my
1 take 5 ,
2 my 3 blessing
3 blessing 4 too
5 , 6 ye
6 ye 7 happy
7 happy 8 ones
8 ones 9 !

may the sky not frown upon you , nor clouds bedew you with their chill and sullen rain ! 
1 may 5 frown
2 the 3 sky
3 sky 4 not
4 not 5 frown
5 frown 6 upon
6 upon 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 11 bedew
8 , 16 and
9 nor 10 clouds
10 clouds 11 bedew
11 bedew 12 you
13 with 15 chill
14 their 15 chill
15 chill 16 and
16 and 19 !
17 sullen 18 rain
18 rain 19 !

may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts ! 
1 may 5 kindle
2 the 3 hot
3 hot 4 sun
4 sun 5 kindle
5 kindle 6 no
6 no 7 fever
7 fever 8 in
8 in 9 your
9 your 10 hearts
10 hearts 11 !

in a close carriage sits a fragile figure , muffled carefully , and shrinking even from the mild breath of summer . 
1 in 4 carriage
2 a 3 close
3 close 4 carriage
4 carriage 5 sits
5 sits 7 fragile
6 a 7 fragile
7 fragile 10 muffled
8 figure 9 ,
9 , 10 muffled
10 muffled 11 carefully
11 carefully 15 even
11 carefully 22 .
12 , 13 and
12 , 15 even
13 and 14 shrinking
16 from 19 breath
17 the 18 mild
17 the 19 breath
18 mild 19 breath
19 breath 20 of
20 of 21 summer
21 summer 22 .

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 8 and
4 a 5 manly
5 manly 6 form
6 form 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 infolds
9 his 10 arm
10 arm 11 infolds
11 infolds 12 her
11 infolds 15 if
13 , 15 if
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 to
16 to 19 treasure
17 guard 18 his
18 his 19 treasure
19 treasure 20 from
20 from 21 some
21 some 22 enemy
22 enemy 23 .

and now has morning gathered up her dewy pearls , and fled away . 
1 and 7 her
2 now 3 has
3 has 4 morning
3 has 5 gathered
5 gathered 6 up
6 up 7 her
7 her 9 pearls
8 dewy 9 pearls
9 pearls 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 fled
12 fled 13 away
12 fled 14 .
13 away 14 .

the sun rolls blazing through the sky , and cannot find a cloud to cool his face with . 
1 the 2 sun
1 the 5 through
2 sun 3 rolls
3 rolls 4 blazing
5 through 8 ,
6 the 7 sky
7 sky 8 ,
8 , 10 cannot
9 and 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 find
11 find 13 cloud
12 a 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 to
14 to 15 cool
15 cool 17 face
15 cool 18 with
16 his 17 face
18 with 19 .

glisten , too , the faces of the travellers . 
1 glisten 3 too
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 6 faces
5 the 6 faces
6 faces 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 travellers
9 travellers 10 .

no air is stirring on the road . 
1 no 2 air
2 air 3 is
3 is 4 stirring
4 stirring 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 road
7 road 8 .

nature dares draw no breath , lest she should inhale a stifling cloud of dust . 
1 nature 2 dares
1 nature 6 ,
2 dares 3 draw
3 draw 4 no
4 no 5 breath
6 , 10 inhale
7 lest 8 she
8 she 9 should
9 should 10 inhale
10 inhale 13 cloud
11 a 12 stifling
11 a 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 of
14 of 15 dust
15 dust 16 .

" awful hot ! 
1 " 2 awful
2 awful 3 hot
3 hot 4 !

dreadful dusty ! " answers the sympathetic toll-gatherer . 
1 dreadful 2 dusty
2 dusty 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 answers
5 answers 9 .
6 the 7 sympathetic
7 sympathetic 8 toll-gatherer
8 toll-gatherer 9 .

yes , old friend ; and a quiet heart will make a dog-day temperate . 
1 yes 4 friend
2 , 3 old
3 old 4 friend
4 friend 5 ;
5 ; 10 will
6 and 7 a
7 a 9 heart
8 quiet 9 heart
9 heart 10 will
10 will 11 make
11 make 13 dog-day
11 make 14 temperate
12 a 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 7 to
2 as 4 wayfarer
3 the 4 wayfarer
4 wayfarer 5 makes
5 makes 6 ready
6 ready 7 to
7 to 17 remedy
8 resume 9 his
9 his 10 journey
10 journey 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 tells
13 tells 14 him
13 tells 17 remedy
14 him 16 sovereign
15 a 16 sovereign
17 remedy 18 for
18 for 19 blistered
19 blistered 20 feet
20 feet 21 .

now comes the noontide hour , of all the hours nearest akin to midnight ; for each has its own calmness and repose . 
1 now 6 ,
2 comes 3 the
3 the 5 hour
4 noontide 5 hour
5 hour 6 ,
6 , 14 midnight
7 of 10 hours
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 hours
10 hours 11 nearest
11 nearest 13 to
12 akin 13 to
13 to 14 midnight
14 midnight 16 for
15 ; 16 for
16 for 20 own
17 each 18 has
18 has 19 its
19 its 20 own
20 own 22 and
21 calmness 22 and
22 and 23 repose
23 repose 24 .

meanwhile , on both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume . 
1 meanwhile 3 on
2 , 3 on
3 on 5 sides
3 on 9 ,
4 both 5 sides
5 sides 6 of
7 the 8 chasm
8 chasm 9 ,
9 , 13 impatient
10 a 11 throng
11 throng 12 of
12 of 13 impatient
13 impatient 15 fret
14 travellers 15 fret
15 fret 16 and
16 and 17 fume
17 fume 18 .

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

here a [frenchman] , with a hand-organ on his shoulder ; and there an itinerant [swiss] jeweller . 
1 here 15 itinerant
1 here 17 jeweller
2 a 15 itinerant
4 , 5 with
5 with 7 hand-organ
6 a 7 hand-organ
7 hand-organ 8 on
8 on 9 his
9 his 10 shoulder
10 shoulder 11 ;
10 shoulder 12 and
12 and 13 there
13 there 14 an
14 an 15 itinerant
17 jeweller 18 .

what miracle shall set all things right again ? 
1 what 2 miracle
2 miracle 3 shall
2 miracle 4 set
4 set 5 all
4 set 6 things
6 things 7 right
6 things 8 again
8 again 9 ?

the sage old man ! 
1 the 2 sage
2 sage 3 old
3 old 4 man
4 man 5 !

strollers come from the town to quaff the freshening breeze . 
1 strollers 2 come
2 come 3 from
3 from 5 town
4 the 5 town
5 town 6 to
6 to 7 quaff
7 quaff 9 freshening
8 the 9 freshening
9 freshening 11 .
10 breeze 11 .

one or two let down long lines , and haul up flapping flounders ? or cunners , or small cod , or perhaps an eel . 
1 one 7 lines
2 or 3 two
2 or 4 let
4 let 5 down
5 down 6 long
6 long 7 lines
7 lines 8 ,
8 , 12 flapping
9 and 10 haul
10 haul 11 up
11 up 12 flapping
12 flapping 13 flounders
13 flounders 14 ?
14 ? 15 or
15 or 26 .
16 cunners 17 ,
16 cunners 24 an
17 , 18 or
18 or 19 small
19 small 22 or
20 cod 21 ,
20 cod 22 or
22 or 23 perhaps
24 an 25 eel
25 eel 26 .

the horses now tramp heavily along the bridge , and wistfully bethink them of their stables . 
1 the 5 heavily
2 horses 3 now
3 now 4 tramp
4 tramp 5 heavily
5 heavily 6 along
6 along 9 ,
7 the 8 bridge
8 bridge 9 ,
9 , 12 bethink
10 and 11 wistfully
11 wistfully 12 bethink
12 bethink 13 them
13 them 14 of
14 of 15 their
15 their 16 stables
16 stables 17 .

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [toll] [gatherer] 's [day] ( [from] " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
1 end 2 of
1 end 11 's
2 of 3 the
11 's 13 (
13 ( 15 "
15 " 16 twice
16 twice 19 "
16 twice 22 by
19 " 20 )
20 ) 21 ,