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[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
1 if 8 lot
2 any 3 mortal
3 mortal 4 be
3 mortal 5 favored
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 analogous
9 analogous 10 to
10 to 12 ,
11 this 12 ,
12 , 14 is
13 it 14 is
14 is 15 the
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 2 on
1 sitting 3 the
3 the 6 ,
4 aforesaid 5 bench
5 bench 6 ,
6 , 18 in
8 amuse 9 myself
9 myself 10 with
10 with 11 a
11 a 12 conception
11 a 14 illustrated
12 conception 13 ,
14 illustrated 16 numerous
14 illustrated 18 in
15 by 16 numerous
16 numerous 17 pencil-sketches
18 in 24 toll-gatherer
19 the 20 air
19 the 24 toll-gatherer
20 air 21 ,
20 air 23 the
21 , 22 of
22 of 23 the
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 4 paid
1 the 11 go
2 toll 3 is
2 toll 4 paid
4 paid 5 ,
5 , 6 creak
5 , 7 ,
7 , 8 creak
9 , 10 again
10 again 11 go
11 go 12 the
12 the 13 wheels
12 the 16 the
13 wheels 14 ,
16 the 18 haymow
16 the 23 mist
17 huge 18 haymow
18 haymow 21 the
19 vanishes 20 into
19 vanishes 21 the
21 the 22 morning
23 mist 24 .

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

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

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

while the world is rousing itself , we may glance slightly at the scene of our sketch . 
1 while 2 the
1 while 5 rousing
2 the 3 world
2 the 4 is
3 world 4 is
5 rousing 11 slightly
6 itself 9 may
6 itself 11 slightly
7 , 8 we
8 we 9 may
9 may 10 glance
11 slightly 14 scene
12 at 13 the
12 at 14 scene
14 scene 18 .
15 of 16 our
16 our 17 sketch
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 14 of
3 window 5 a
4 is 5 a
5 a 10 which
6 wooden 7 bench
6 wooden 10 which
7 bench 8 ,
7 bench 9 on
10 which 11 a
12 long 13 succession
12 long 14 of
14 of 18 reposed
15 weary 16 wayfarers
16 wayfarers 17 have
16 wayfarers 18 reposed
18 reposed 20 .
19 themselves 20 .

and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 
1 and 3 sits
1 and 5 good
2 there 3 sits
3 sits 4 our
5 good 6 old
6 old 8 ,
7 toll-gatherer 8 ,
8 , 13 sunbeams
9 glorified 10 by
10 by 11 the
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 7 landscape
1 now 9 and
2 the 3 sun
2 the 4 smiles
4 smiles 5 upon
4 smiles 6 the
6 the 7 landscape
8 , 9 and
9 and 14 upon
10 earth 11 smiles
11 smiles 12 back
11 smiles 13 again
13 again 14 upon
14 upon 16 sky
15 the 16 sky
16 sky 17 .

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

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

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

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

see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 
1 see 2 there
1 see 4 a
2 there 3 ,
4 a 5 man
4 a 6 trundling
6 trundling 7 a
6 trundling 8 wheelbarrow-load
8 wheelbarrow-load 9 of
8 wheelbarrow-load 10 lobsters
10 lobsters 11 .

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

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

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

may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts ! 
1 may 4 sun
2 the 3 hot
3 hot 4 sun
4 sun 6 no
5 kindle 6 no
6 no 7 fever
7 fever 9 your
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 3 close
1 in 8 figure
3 close 4 carriage
4 carriage 5 sits
5 sits 7 fragile
5 sits 8 figure
6 a 7 fragile
8 figure 12 ,
9 , 10 muffled
10 muffled 11 carefully
10 muffled 12 ,
12 , 15 even
13 and 14 shrinking
14 shrinking 15 even
15 even 17 the
16 from 17 the
17 the 18 mild
17 the 19 breath
19 breath 20 of
20 of 21 summer
20 of 22 .
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
1 she 7 ,
2 leans 5 manly
2 leans 6 form
3 against 4 a
3 against 5 manly
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 infolds
8 and 14 as
9 his 10 arm
10 arm 11 infolds
12 her 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 17 guard
15 if 16 to
15 if 17 guard
17 guard 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 2 now
1 and 4 morning
2 now 3 has
4 morning 6 up
5 gathered 6 up
6 up 8 dewy
7 her 8 dewy
8 dewy 9 pearls
8 dewy 11 and
9 pearls 10 ,
11 and 12 fled
11 and 14 .
12 fled 13 away
12 fled 14 .

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

glisten , too , the faces of the travellers . 
1 glisten 2 ,
1 glisten 3 too
2 , 3 too
3 too 5 the
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 faces
6 faces 7 of
6 faces 9 travellers
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 5 breath
2 dares 3 draw
2 dares 4 no
4 no 5 breath
5 breath 6 ,
6 , 7 lest
6 , 11 a
7 lest 8 she
8 she 10 inhale
9 should 10 inhale
11 a 14 of
12 stifling 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 3 !
2 dusty 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 6 the
5 answers 6 the
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 5 ;
1 yes 8 quiet
2 , 3 old
3 old 4 friend
4 friend 5 ;
5 ; 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 quiet
8 quiet 13 dog-day
9 heart 10 will
10 will 11 make
10 will 13 dog-day
11 make 12 a
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 5 makes
1 and 11 ,
2 as 4 wayfarer
3 the 4 wayfarer
4 wayfarer 5 makes
5 makes 7 to
5 makes 8 resume
6 ready 7 to
7 to 8 resume
8 resume 9 his
9 his 10 journey
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 tells
12 he 17 remedy
13 tells 14 him
13 tells 16 sovereign
14 him 15 a
17 remedy 21 .
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 2 comes
2 comes 3 the
3 the 4 noontide
3 the 9 the
4 noontide 5 hour
4 noontide 6 ,
6 , 7 of
9 the 14 midnight
10 hours 11 nearest
10 hours 14 midnight
11 nearest 12 akin
11 nearest 13 to
14 midnight 15 ;
14 midnight 20 own
15 ; 16 for
16 for 17 each
17 each 18 has
17 each 19 its
20 own 21 calmness
21 calmness 23 repose
21 calmness 24 .
22 and 23 repose

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

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

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

what miracle shall set all things right again ? 
1 what 2 miracle
2 miracle 3 shall
3 shall 5 all
4 set 5 all
5 all 6 things
6 things 7 right
6 things 8 again
7 right 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
1 strollers 4 the
2 come 3 from
3 from 4 the
4 the 5 town
5 town 6 to
6 to 7 quaff
6 to 9 freshening
7 quaff 8 the
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 3 two
3 two 4 let
4 let 5 down
4 let 7 lines
5 down 6 long
7 lines 11 up
7 lines 16 cunners
8 , 9 and
8 , 10 haul
10 haul 11 up
11 up 15 or
12 flapping 13 flounders
12 flapping 15 or
13 flounders 14 ?
15 or 16 cunners
16 cunners 19 small
17 , 18 or
18 or 19 small
19 small 21 ,
20 cod 21 ,
21 , 23 perhaps
21 , 24 an
22 or 23 perhaps
23 perhaps 24 an
24 an 26 .
25 eel 26 .

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