produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [twice] [told] [tales] [sunday] [at] [home] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] now , the loftiest window gleams , and now the lower . 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 loftiest 3 the 4 loftiest 4 loftiest 5 window 4 loftiest 6 gleams 6 gleams 7 , 6 gleams 8 and 6 gleams 9 now 6 gleams 11 lower 10 the 11 lower 11 lower 12 . the carved framework of the portal is marked strongly out . 1 the 6 portal 2 carved 3 framework 3 framework 4 of 3 framework 6 portal 5 the 6 portal 6 portal 7 is 6 portal 8 marked 6 portal 11 . 8 marked 9 strongly 8 marked 10 out [methinks] [,] [though] [the] [same] [sun] [brightens] [it] [every] [fair] [morning] [,] [yet] [the] [steeple] [has] [a] [peculiar] [robe] [of] [brightness] [for] [the] [sabbath] [.] by dwelling near a church , a person soon contracts an attachment for the edifice . 1 by 2 dwelling 2 dwelling 3 near 3 near 10 contracts 4 a 10 contracts 5 church 6 , 5 church 10 contracts 7 a 10 contracts 8 person 10 contracts 9 soon 10 contracts 10 contracts 11 an 10 contracts 12 attachment 12 attachment 13 for 12 attachment 15 edifice 14 the 15 edifice 15 edifice 16 . but the steeple stands foremost , in our thoughts , as well as locally . 1 but 3 steeple 2 the 3 steeple 3 steeple 4 stands 3 steeple 5 foremost 3 steeple 14 locally 5 foremost 6 , 5 foremost 7 in 8 our 14 locally 9 thoughts 14 locally 10 , 11 as 11 as 14 locally 12 well 14 locally 13 as 14 locally 14 locally 15 . a glance at the body of the church deepens this impression . 1 a 2 glance 2 glance 3 at 2 glance 9 deepens 4 the 9 deepens 5 body 6 of 5 body 9 deepens 7 the 9 deepens 8 church 9 deepens 9 deepens 10 this 9 deepens 11 impression 9 deepens 12 . time , where man lives not , what is it but eternity ? 1 time 12 eternity 2 , 3 where 3 where 5 lives 4 man 5 lives 5 lives 12 eternity 6 not 12 eternity 7 , 8 what 8 what 9 is 9 is 12 eternity 10 it 12 eternity 11 but 12 eternity 12 eternity 13 ? we will say more of this , hereafter . 1 we 2 will 2 will 3 say 2 will 8 hereafter 4 more 8 hereafter 5 of 8 hereafter 6 this 8 hereafter 7 , 8 hereafter 8 hereafter 9 . many have fancied so . 1 many 3 fancied 2 have 3 fancied 3 fancied 4 so 4 so 5 . and [ever] let me [recognize] [it] ! 1 and 3 let 3 let 4 me 4 me 7 ! some illusions , and this among them , are the shadows of great truths . 1 some 2 illusions 2 illusions 4 and 2 illusions 5 this 2 illusions 14 truths 3 , 4 and 6 among 7 them 6 among 10 the 6 among 14 truths 7 them 8 , 7 them 9 are 11 shadows 12 of 11 shadows 14 truths 13 great 14 truths 14 truths 15 . if it have gone astray , it will return again . 1 if 2 it 1 if 5 astray 3 have 4 gone 4 gone 5 astray 5 astray 6 , 5 astray 9 return 5 astray 10 again 7 it 8 will 8 will 9 return 10 again 11 . i [love] to [spend] [such] [pleasant] [sabbaths] [,] [from] [morning] [till] [night] [,] [behind] the [curtain] [of] [my] open window . 1 i 3 to 3 to 15 the 15 the 20 window 19 open 20 window 20 window 21 . are they spent amiss ? 1 are 5 ? 2 they 3 spent 3 spent 4 amiss 4 amiss 5 ? my heart , perhaps , [has] [not] [such] [holy] [,] [nor] [,] [i] [would] [fain] [trust] [,] [such] [impious] [potency] [.] 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 4 perhaps 2 heart 5 , 3 , 4 perhaps but [i] [am] [there] , even before my friend , the sexton . 1 but 6 even 5 , 6 even 6 even 12 sexton 7 before 12 sexton 8 my 9 friend 9 friend 10 , 9 friend 12 sexton 11 the 12 sexton 12 sexton 13 . how glad , yet solemn too ! 1 how 2 glad 2 glad 5 solemn 3 , 4 yet 4 yet 5 solemn 5 solemn 6 too 6 too 7 ! all the steeples in town are talking together , aloft in the sunny air , and rejoicing among themselves , while their spires point heavenward . 1 all 3 steeples 2 the 3 steeples 3 steeples 4 in 3 steeples 5 town 3 steeples 11 in 5 town 7 talking 6 are 7 talking 7 talking 10 aloft 8 together 9 , 8 together 10 aloft 11 in 23 spires 12 the 13 sunny 13 sunny 14 air 13 sunny 23 spires 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 rejoicing 17 rejoicing 18 among 17 rejoicing 23 spires 19 themselves 23 spires 20 , 21 while 21 while 23 spires 22 their 23 spires 23 spires 25 heavenward 24 point 25 heavenward 25 heavenward 26 . meantime , here are the children assembling to [the] [sabbath] school , which is kept somewhere within the church . 1 meantime 2 , 1 meantime 3 here 1 meantime 5 the 3 here 4 are 5 the 19 church 6 children 7 assembling 7 assembling 8 to 7 assembling 13 which 7 assembling 15 kept 7 assembling 16 somewhere 7 assembling 17 within 7 assembling 19 church 8 to 11 school 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 is 18 the 19 church 19 church 20 . or [i] [might] [compare] [them] [to] [cherubs] , [haunting] [that] [holy] [place] [.] 1 or 8 , 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 6 hour 5 an 6 hour 6 hour 7 before 6 hour 10 ringing 8 the 9 second 9 second 10 ringing 10 ringing 11 of 10 ringing 15 individuals 12 the 13 bell 13 bell 14 , 13 bell 15 individuals 15 individuals 16 of 15 individuals 18 congregation 15 individuals 21 appear 17 the 18 congregation 18 congregation 19 begin 19 begin 20 to 21 appear 22 . [would] [that] [the] [sabbath] [came] [twice] [as] [often] [,] [for] [the] [sake] [of] [that] [sorrowful] [old] [soul] [!] i [sometimes] fancy [that] [the] [old] [woman] [is] [the] [happier] [of] [the] [two] . 1 i 3 fancy 3 fancy 14 . those pretty girls ! 1 those 3 girls 2 pretty 3 girls 3 girls 4 ! why will they disturb my pious meditations ! 1 why 4 disturb 2 will 4 disturb 3 they 4 disturb 4 disturb 6 pious 5 my 6 pious 6 pious 7 meditations 7 meditations 8 ! were [i] the [minister] [himself] [,] [i] [must] [needs] [look] [.] 1 were 3 the the greater part , however , have adopted a milder cheerfulness of hue . 1 the 2 greater 2 greater 3 part 2 greater 10 milder 4 , 5 however 5 however 6 , 5 however 10 milder 7 have 8 adopted 8 adopted 10 milder 9 a 10 milder 10 milder 11 cheerfulness 10 milder 13 hue 12 of 13 hue 13 hue 14 . a white stocking is infinitely more effective than a black one . 1 a 3 stocking 2 white 3 stocking 3 stocking 5 infinitely 4 is 5 infinitely 5 infinitely 6 more 5 infinitely 7 effective 7 effective 8 than 7 effective 10 black 7 effective 11 one 7 effective 12 . 9 a 10 black 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 5 , 4 clergyman 6 slow 6 slow 7 and 6 slow 8 solemn 6 slow 10 in 8 solemn 9 , 10 in 11 severe 11 severe 20 denote 11 severe 23 . 12 simplicity 14 needing 12 simplicity 20 denote 13 , 14 needing 14 needing 15 no 14 needing 16 black 17 silk 20 denote 18 gown 20 denote 19 to 20 denote 20 denote 21 his 20 denote 22 office his aspect claims my reverence , but cannot win my love . 1 his 3 claims 2 aspect 3 claims 3 claims 4 my 3 claims 5 reverence 3 claims 9 win 5 reverence 7 but 6 , 7 but 8 cannot 9 win 9 win 10 my 9 win 11 love 9 win 12 . by middle age , or sooner , the creed has generally wrought upon the heart , or been a-tempered by it . 1 by 2 middle 2 middle 3 age 3 age 4 , 3 age 5 or 5 or 6 sooner 5 or 19 a-tempered 7 , 9 creed 8 the 9 creed 9 creed 10 has 9 creed 11 generally 9 creed 12 wrought 12 wrought 13 upon 12 wrought 19 a-tempered 13 upon 14 the 15 heart 19 a-tempered 16 , 17 or 17 or 19 a-tempered 18 been 19 a-tempered 19 a-tempered 20 by 19 a-tempered 21 it 21 it 22 . 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 4 passes 2 the 3 minister 3 minister 4 passes 4 passes 5 into 5 into 6 the 5 into 7 church 7 church 8 , 7 church 10 bell 9 the 10 bell 10 bell 11 holds 11 holds 12 its 11 holds 13 iron 13 iron 14 tongue 13 iron 24 dies 14 tongue 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 all 23 congregation 18 the 23 congregation 19 low 20 murmur 20 murmur 21 of 20 murmur 23 congregation 22 the 23 congregation 23 congregation 24 dies 24 dies 25 away 25 away 26 . o , [i] [ought] [to] [have] [gone] [to] [church] ! 1 o 2 , 1 o 10 ! the hustle of the rising congregation reaches my ears . 1 the 2 hustle 2 hustle 3 of 2 hustle 7 reaches 3 of 4 the 5 rising 7 reaches 6 congregation 7 reaches 7 reaches 8 my 7 reaches 9 ears 9 ears 10 . they are standing up to pray . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 standing 3 standing 4 up 3 standing 6 pray 3 standing 7 . 5 to 6 pray " [lord] , look [down] upon me [in] [mercy] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 11 " 4 look 6 upon 6 upon 7 me 7 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 " with that [sentiment] [gushing] [from] [my] [soul] , [might] [i] [not] [leave] [all] the rest [to] [him] [?] 1 with 2 that 1 with 14 the 2 that 8 , 14 the 15 rest hark ! the hymn . 1 hark 2 ! 1 hark 4 hymn 3 the 4 hymn 4 hymn 5 . at this distance , it thrills through my frame , and plays upon my heartstrings , with a pleasure both of the sense and spirit . 1 at 2 this 1 at 3 distance 3 distance 4 , 3 distance 6 thrills 5 it 6 thrills 6 thrills 7 through 6 thrills 8 my 8 my 15 heartstrings 9 frame 11 and 9 frame 12 plays 10 , 11 and 12 plays 13 upon 13 upon 15 heartstrings 14 my 15 heartstrings 15 heartstrings 16 , 15 heartstrings 17 with 15 heartstrings 19 pleasure 15 heartstrings 20 both 15 heartstrings 23 sense 15 heartstrings 24 and 15 heartstrings 25 spirit 17 with 18 a 20 both 21 of 21 of 22 the 25 spirit 26 . it is my misfortune seldom to fructify , in a regular way , by any but printed sermons . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 misfortune 3 my 4 misfortune 4 misfortune 5 seldom 5 seldom 7 fructify 6 to 7 fructify 7 fructify 8 , 7 fructify 9 in 7 fructify 11 regular 7 fructify 12 way 7 fructify 13 , 7 fructify 14 by 7 fructify 15 any 7 fructify 18 sermons 10 a 11 regular 16 but 17 printed 17 printed 18 sermons 18 sermons 19 . i , their sole auditor , cannot always understand them . 1 i 5 auditor 2 , 5 auditor 3 their 5 auditor 4 sole 5 auditor 5 auditor 6 , 5 auditor 7 cannot 5 auditor 8 always 5 auditor 9 understand 5 auditor 10 them 10 them 11 . 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 7 passed 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 hours 5 hours 7 passed 6 have 7 passed 7 passed 20 close 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 behold 10 behold 11 me 10 behold 12 still 12 still 15 curtain 13 behind 15 curtain 14 my 15 curtain 15 curtain 16 , 15 curtain 17 just 15 curtain 18 before 15 curtain 20 close 18 before 19 the 20 close 24 service 21 of 24 service 22 the 23 afternoon 23 afternoon 24 service 24 service 25 . 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 5 dial 4 the 5 dial 5 dial 6 has 5 dial 7 passed 5 dial 8 beyond 5 dial 9 four 5 dial 10 o'clock 10 o'clock 11 . around the church-door all is solitude , and an impenetrable obscurity beyond the threshold . 1 around 3 church-door 2 the 3 church-door 3 church-door 4 all 3 church-door 5 is 3 church-door 6 solitude 3 church-door 11 obscurity 3 church-door 14 threshold 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 impenetrable 9 an 10 impenetrable 10 impenetrable 11 obscurity 11 obscurity 12 beyond 13 the 14 threshold 14 threshold 15 . a commotion is heard . 1 a 2 commotion 2 commotion 3 is 2 commotion 4 heard 2 commotion 5 . this instantaneous outbreak of life into loneliness is one of the pleasantest scenes of the day . 1 this 2 instantaneous 1 this 16 day 2 instantaneous 3 outbreak 3 outbreak 4 of 3 outbreak 5 life 3 outbreak 10 of 3 outbreak 14 of 5 life 7 loneliness 6 into 7 loneliness 7 loneliness 8 is 9 one 10 of 11 the 12 pleasantest 12 pleasantest 13 scenes 13 scenes 14 of 14 of 15 the 16 day 17 . i have taken a great liking to those black silk pantaloons . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 taken 3 taken 6 liking 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 liking 6 liking 7 to 6 liking 11 pantaloons 8 those 11 pantaloons 9 black 11 pantaloons 10 silk 11 pantaloons 11 pantaloons 12 . the [sabbath] [eve] [is] [the] [eve] of [love] [.] 1 the 7 of at length , the whole congregation is dispersed . 1 at 2 length 2 length 3 , 2 length 8 dispersed 4 the 5 whole 5 whole 8 dispersed 6 congregation 8 dispersed 7 is 8 dispersed 8 dispersed 9 . poor souls ! 1 poor 2 souls 1 poor 3 ! to them the most captivating picture of bliss in heaven is " there we shall be white ! " 1 to 2 them 1 to 3 the 3 the 4 most 4 most 5 captivating 5 captivating 6 picture 6 picture 8 bliss 6 picture 18 ! 7 of 8 bliss 8 bliss 10 heaven 8 bliss 11 is 8 bliss 15 shall 8 bliss 17 white 9 in 10 heaven 12 " 13 there 12 " 14 we 14 we 15 shall 15 shall 16 be 18 ! 19 " all is solitude again . 1 all 3 solitude 2 is 3 solitude 3 solitude 4 again 4 again 5 . who are the choristers ? 1 who 4 choristers 2 are 4 choristers 3 the 4 choristers 4 choristers 5 ? on the wings of that rich melody they were borne upward . 1 on 2 the 1 on 3 wings 3 wings 7 melody 4 of 7 melody 5 that 7 melody 6 rich 7 melody 7 melody 8 they 7 melody 11 upward 7 melody 12 . 8 they 9 were 10 borne 11 upward this , gentle reader , is merely a flight of poetry . 1 this 7 merely 2 , 4 reader 3 gentle 4 reader 4 reader 5 , 4 reader 7 merely 6 is 7 merely 7 merely 9 flight 8 a 9 flight 9 flight 10 of 9 flight 11 poetry 11 poetry 12 . yet , it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains . 1 yet 2 , 1 yet 3 it 1 yet 4 lifted 4 lifted 12 strains 5 my 6 soul 6 soul 7 higher 7 higher 8 than 7 higher 12 strains 9 all 12 strains 10 their 12 strains 11 former 12 strains 12 strains 13 . they are gone [,] the sons and daughters of music , and the gray sexton is just closing the portal . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 gone 3 gone 21 . 5 the 20 portal 6 sons 8 daughters 7 and 8 daughters 8 daughters 10 music 8 daughters 12 and 8 daughters 18 closing 9 of 10 music 11 , 12 and 13 the 15 sexton 14 gray 15 sexton 15 sexton 18 closing 16 is 18 closing 17 just 18 closing 18 closing 20 portal 19 the 20 portal 20 portal 21 . o , but the church is a symbol of religion ! 1 o 2 , 1 o 11 ! 3 but 10 religion 4 the 8 symbol 5 church 8 symbol 6 is 8 symbol 7 a 8 symbol 8 symbol 9 of 8 symbol 10 religion 10 religion 11 ! there is a moral , and a religion too , even in the silent walls . 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 moral 3 a 4 moral 4 moral 5 , 4 moral 8 religion 4 moral 15 walls 5 , 6 and 7 a 8 religion 8 religion 9 too 8 religion 11 even 10 , 11 even 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 walls 14 silent 15 walls 15 walls 16 . and [may] the [steeple] [still] point [heavenward] , and [be] [decked] with the [hallowed] [sunshine] of the [sabbath] [morn] [!] 1 and 3 the 3 the 6 point 6 point 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 17 the 12 with 13 the 13 the 16 of 16 of 17 the end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [sunday] [at] [home] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of