it is to be , in good earnest , a wintry storm . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 be 2 is 11 wintry 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 , 6 in 8 earnest 7 good 8 earnest 8 earnest 11 wintry 9 , 11 wintry 10 a 11 wintry 11 wintry 12 storm 12 storm 13 . thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 1 thus 13 wrought 2 gradually 3 , 3 , 10 are 4 by 5 silent 5 silent 6 and 6 and 7 stealthy 7 stealthy 8 influences 8 influences 9 , 8 influences 10 are 10 are 11 great 11 great 12 changes 12 changes 13 wrought 13 wrought 14 . we , likewise , shall lose sight of our mother 's familiar visage , and must content ourselves with looking heavenward the oftener . 1 we 2 , 2 , 5 shall 3 likewise 4 , 4 , 5 shall 5 shall 6 lose 5 shall 13 visage 5 shall 15 and 5 shall 16 must 6 lose 7 sight 7 sight 8 of 9 our 10 mother 10 mother 11 's 11 's 12 familiar 12 familiar 13 visage 14 , 15 and 16 must 18 ourselves 17 content 18 ourselves 18 ourselves 19 with 19 with 20 looking 20 looking 21 heavenward 20 looking 24 . 21 heavenward 22 the 21 heavenward 23 oftener now , leaving the storm to do his appointed office , let us sit down , pen in hand , by our fireside . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 leaving 3 leaving 4 the 3 leaving 5 storm 3 leaving 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 his 8 his 9 appointed 9 appointed 10 office 9 appointed 11 , 9 appointed 16 , 12 let 13 us 12 let 14 sit 14 sit 15 down 15 down 16 , 16 , 17 pen 17 pen 18 in 18 in 19 hand 19 hand 20 , 19 hand 23 fireside 21 by 23 fireside 22 our 23 fireside 23 fireside 24 . slow and sure ! 1 slow 2 and 1 slow 3 sure 1 slow 4 ! 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 3 into 4 the 3 into 5 street 5 street 7 where 6 , 7 where 7 where 8 we 8 we 9 have 9 have 10 seen 10 seen 11 an 11 an 12 amusing 12 amusing 13 parallel 13 parallel 24 regions 14 to 15 the 14 to 16 combat 16 combat 24 regions 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 fancied 19 fancied 20 demons 20 demons 21 in 21 in 22 the 21 in 24 regions 23 upper 24 regions 24 regions 25 . who reared it ? 1 who 4 ? 2 reared 3 it 2 reared 4 ? and what means it ? " 1 and 2 what 2 what 5 ? 3 means 4 it 3 means 5 ? 5 ? 6 " the shattered pedestal of many a battle monument has provoked these questions , when none could answer . 1 the 2 shattered 2 shattered 3 pedestal 2 shattered 8 monument 4 of 8 monument 5 many 6 a 6 a 7 battle 7 battle 8 monument 8 monument 9 has 9 has 10 provoked 9 has 18 . 10 provoked 12 questions 11 these 12 questions 12 questions 17 answer 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 none 15 none 16 could 16 could 17 answer on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes , which turn to rock beneath his footsteps . 1 on 2 strides 1 on 5 over 2 strides 4 tyrant 3 the 4 tyrant 5 over 8 rivers 6 the 7 rushing 7 rushing 8 rivers 8 rivers 11 lakes 9 and 11 lakes 10 broad 11 lakes 11 lakes 13 which 12 , 13 which 13 which 16 rock 14 turn 15 to 15 to 16 rock 16 rock 17 beneath 17 beneath 19 footsteps 17 beneath 20 . 18 his 19 footsteps such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly . 1 such 2 fantasies 2 fantasies 4 intermixed 3 , 4 intermixed 4 intermixed 5 among 5 among 6 graver 5 among 7 toils 7 toils 8 of 7 toils 11 have 9 mind 10 , 10 , 11 have 11 have 12 made 12 made 13 the 12 made 17 pass 14 winter 15 's 15 's 16 day 16 day 17 pass 17 pass 18 pleasantly 18 pleasantly 19 . 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 6 is 2 the 3 window-sill 3 window-sill 4 , 5 there 6 is 6 is 8 layer 6 is 13 half-way 6 is 16 lowest 6 is 20 . 7 a 8 layer 8 layer 10 snow 9 of 10 snow 10 snow 12 reaching 11 , 12 reaching 13 half-way 14 up 15 the 16 lowest 16 lowest 17 pane 17 pane 19 glass 18 of 19 glass the garden is one unbroken bed . 1 the 2 garden 2 garden 3 is 2 garden 5 unbroken 4 one 5 unbroken 5 unbroken 6 bed 6 bed 7 . but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 11 ? 3 dismal 4 equipage 3 dismal 11 ? 4 equipage 5 now 5 now 6 struggles 6 struggles 7 along 8 the 9 uneven 9 uneven 11 ? 10 street 11 ? alas ! 1 alas 2 ! i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate [.] 1 i 2 shiver 1 i 10 disconsolate 2 shiver 4 and 2 shiver 5 think 3 , 4 and 5 think 6 it 6 it 7 time 7 time 8 to 9 be 10 disconsolate whence come they ? 1 whence 2 come 1 whence 3 they 1 whence 4 ?