it is to be , in good earnest , a wintry storm . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 , 4 be 8 earnest 6 in 8 earnest 7 good 8 earnest 8 earnest 9 , 8 earnest 11 wintry 8 earnest 13 . 10 a 11 wintry 11 wintry 12 storm thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 1 thus 2 gradually 2 gradually 3 , 2 gradually 8 influences 4 by 7 stealthy 5 silent 7 stealthy 6 and 7 stealthy 7 stealthy 8 influences 8 influences 9 , 8 influences 10 are 8 influences 11 great 8 influences 13 wrought 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 3 likewise 2 , 3 likewise 3 likewise 4 , 3 likewise 6 lose 5 shall 6 lose 6 lose 7 sight 7 sight 8 of 7 sight 13 visage 9 our 13 visage 10 mother 13 visage 11 's 13 visage 12 familiar 13 visage 13 visage 15 and 13 visage 16 must 13 visage 17 content 14 , 15 and 17 content 21 heavenward 18 ourselves 21 heavenward 19 with 21 heavenward 20 looking 21 heavenward 21 heavenward 22 the 21 heavenward 23 oftener 23 oftener 24 . 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 9 appointed 4 the 5 storm 5 storm 9 appointed 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 appointed 8 his 9 appointed 9 appointed 10 office 9 appointed 12 let 9 appointed 14 sit 10 office 11 , 12 let 13 us 14 sit 15 down 14 sit 17 pen 15 down 16 , 17 pen 23 fireside 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 3 sure 4 ! who reared it ? 1 who 2 reared 2 reared 3 it 2 reared 4 ? 3 it 4 ? and what means it ? " 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 means 2 what 5 ? 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes , which turn to rock beneath his footsteps . 1 on 2 strides 2 strides 3 the 2 strides 4 tyrant 4 tyrant 5 over 4 tyrant 7 rushing 5 over 6 the 7 rushing 8 rivers 8 rivers 11 lakes 9 and 11 lakes 10 broad 11 lakes 11 lakes 12 , 11 lakes 13 which 11 lakes 14 turn 11 lakes 16 rock 11 lakes 17 beneath 14 turn 15 to 17 beneath 19 footsteps 18 his 19 footsteps 19 footsteps 20 . 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 4 intermixed 6 graver 6 graver 7 toils 7 toils 8 of 7 toils 9 mind 7 toils 12 made 7 toils 16 day 9 mind 10 , 11 have 12 made 13 the 14 winter 14 winter 15 's 14 winter 16 day 16 day 18 pleasantly 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 2 the 2 the 3 window-sill 3 window-sill 8 layer 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 layer 8 layer 9 of 8 layer 10 snow 8 layer 12 reaching 11 , 12 reaching 12 reaching 13 half-way 12 reaching 17 pane 13 half-way 14 up 15 the 16 lowest 16 lowest 17 pane 17 pane 18 of 17 pane 19 glass 19 glass 20 . the garden is one unbroken bed . 1 the 2 garden 2 garden 5 unbroken 3 is 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 4 equipage 2 what 4 equipage 3 dismal 4 equipage 4 equipage 5 now 4 equipage 6 struggles 6 struggles 7 along 6 struggles 9 uneven 8 the 9 uneven 9 uneven 10 street 9 uneven 11 ? alas ! 1 alas 2 ! i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate . 1 i 5 think 2 shiver 3 , 2 shiver 5 think 3 , 4 and 5 think 6 it 5 think 10 disconsolate 7 time 10 disconsolate 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 disconsolate 10 disconsolate 11 . whence come they ? 1 whence 2 come 1 whence 3 they 1 whence 4 ? where do they build their nests , and seek their food ? 1 where 2 do 1 where 3 they 1 where 12 ? 3 they 4 build 4 build 6 nests 5 their 6 nests 6 nests 9 seek 6 nests 11 food 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 seek 10 their 11 food