come ! another log upon the hearth . 1 come 2 ! 1 come 4 log 3 another 4 log 4 log 7 hearth 5 upon 7 hearth 6 the 7 hearth 7 hearth 8 . there is a dimness over your figures ! 1 there 4 dimness 2 is 4 dimness 3 a 4 dimness 4 dimness 5 over 4 dimness 6 your 4 dimness 7 figures 7 figures 8 ! hark ! let me listen for the swell of the surf ; it should be audible a mile inland , on a night like this . 1 hark 2 ! 1 hark 3 let 1 hark 5 listen 3 let 4 me 5 listen 8 swell 6 for 8 swell 7 the 8 swell 8 swell 9 of 8 swell 11 surf 10 the 11 surf 11 surf 12 ; 11 surf 13 it 11 surf 16 audible 14 should 15 be 14 should 16 audible 16 audible 19 inland 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 inland 19 inland 20 , 19 inland 21 on 19 inland 22 a 19 inland 23 night 19 inland 24 like 19 inland 25 this 19 inland 26 . but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century . 1 but 7 rugged 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 paler 4 paler 5 than 4 paler 7 rugged 6 my 7 rugged 7 rugged 8 old 7 rugged 9 self 7 rugged 11 and 7 rugged 12 younger 10 , 11 and 12 younger 14 too 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 14 too 20 century 16 by 20 century 17 almost 20 century 18 half 20 century 19 a 20 century 20 century 21 . still this dimness of mine eyes ! 1 still 3 dimness 2 this 3 dimness 3 dimness 4 of 3 dimness 5 mine 3 dimness 6 eyes 3 dimness 7 ! there , you made me tremble again ! 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 6 tremble 4 made 6 tremble 5 me 6 tremble 6 tremble 7 again 7 again 8 ! do you remember it ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 5 ? 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 4 it they are a likely set of men . 1 they 2 are 1 they 5 set 2 are 3 a 4 likely 5 set 5 set 7 men 6 of 7 men 7 men 8 . but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 1 but 2 where 2 where 3 was 2 where 5 mermaid 2 where 10 ? 4 the 5 mermaid 5 mermaid 7 those 5 mermaid 8 delightful 6 in 7 those 8 delightful 9 times nature wrought the charm . 1 nature 2 wrought 2 wrought 4 charm 3 the 4 charm 4 charm 5 . it was beautiful to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 5 observe 4 to 5 observe 5 observe 6 , 5 observe 7 how 5 observe 9 simple 8 her 9 simple 9 simple 10 and 9 simple 13 mingled 11 happy 13 mingled 12 nature 13 mingled 13 mingled 14 itself 13 mingled 15 with 13 mingled 16 mine 16 mine 17 . except the almanac , we had no other literature . 1 except 3 almanac 2 the 3 almanac 3 almanac 4 , 3 almanac 5 we 3 almanac 6 had 3 almanac 9 literature 7 no 9 literature 8 other 9 literature 9 literature 10 . i feared to trust them even with the alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure . 1 i 2 feared 2 feared 3 to 3 to 4 trust 4 trust 9 alphabet 5 them 9 alphabet 6 even 9 alphabet 7 with 9 alphabet 8 the 9 alphabet 9 alphabet 10 ; 9 alphabet 12 was 9 alphabet 14 key 9 alphabet 19 . 11 it 12 was 13 the 14 key 15 to 16 a 16 a 17 fatal 17 fatal 18 treasure 18 treasure 19 . strange illusion ! 1 strange 2 illusion 2 illusion 3 ! with such awful fidelity did that lover return to fulfil his vows ! 1 with 4 fidelity 2 such 4 fidelity 3 awful 4 fidelity 4 fidelity 5 did 4 fidelity 6 that 4 fidelity 7 lover 4 fidelity 10 fulfil 4 fidelity 13 ! 8 return 10 fulfil 9 to 10 fulfil 10 fulfil 11 his 10 fulfil 12 vows i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age . 1 i 2 recollect 2 recollect 3 no 2 recollect 5 portion 4 happier 5 portion 5 portion 6 of 5 portion 8 life 5 portion 10 than 5 portion 13 my 7 my 8 life 8 life 9 , 10 than 11 this 12 , 13 my 13 my 16 age 14 calm 16 age 15 old 16 age 16 age 17 . why should not an old man be merry too , when the great sea is at play with those little children ? 1 why 2 should 2 should 3 not 2 should 7 be 3 not 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 man 7 be 8 merry 8 merry 20 little 9 too 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 12 the 14 sea 13 great 14 sea 14 sea 15 is 14 sea 17 play 16 at 17 play 17 play 18 with 18 with 19 those 19 those 20 little 20 little 21 children 21 children 22 ? my children ! 1 my 2 children 2 children 3 ! will you meet me there ? 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 meet 2 you 6 ? 3 meet 4 me 5 there 6 ? be this the moral , then . 1 be 2 this 2 this 4 moral 3 the 4 moral 4 moral 6 then 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 .