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[snow-flakes] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

it is to be , in good earnest , a wintry storm . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 4 be
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ,
5 , 7 good
6 in 7 good
7 good 9 ,
8 earnest 9 ,
9 , 10 a
10 a 11 wintry
11 wintry 13 .
12 storm 13 .

the cloud-spirits are slowly weaving her white mantle . 
1 the 3 are
2 cloud-spirits 3 are
3 are 5 weaving
4 slowly 5 weaving
5 weaving 6 her
6 her 7 white
7 white 8 mantle
7 white 9 .

thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 
1 thus 3 ,
2 gradually 3 ,
3 , 6 and
4 by 5 silent
5 silent 6 and
6 and 9 ,
7 stealthy 8 influences
7 stealthy 9 ,
9 , 10 are
10 are 12 changes
11 great 12 changes
12 changes 14 .
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 11 's
3 likewise 4 ,
4 , 5 shall
5 shall 6 lose
5 shall 7 sight
7 sight 10 mother
7 sight 11 's
8 of 9 our
9 our 10 mother
11 's 18 ourselves
12 familiar 13 visage
13 visage 14 ,
13 visage 15 and
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 must
16 must 17 content
16 must 18 ourselves
18 ourselves 22 the
19 with 20 looking
20 looking 21 heavenward
21 heavenward 22 the
22 the 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 8 his
2 , 3 leaving
3 leaving 4 the
4 the 5 storm
5 storm 7 do
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 his
8 his 9 appointed
8 his 10 office
10 office 12 let
10 office 16 ,
11 , 12 let
12 let 15 down
13 us 14 sit
14 sit 15 down
16 , 20 ,
17 pen 18 in
17 pen 19 hand
19 hand 20 ,
20 , 21 by
21 by 23 fireside
23 fireside 24 .

in our brief summer , [i] do not think , but only exist in the vague enjoyment of a dream . 
1 in 20 dream
2 our 3 brief
2 our 4 summer
3 brief 4 summer
4 summer 5 ,
5 , 7 do
7 do 8 not
8 not 12 only
8 not 16 vague
9 think 10 ,
9 think 12 only
10 , 11 but
12 only 13 exist
13 exist 15 the
14 in 15 the
16 vague 18 of
16 vague 20 dream
17 enjoyment 18 of
18 of 19 a
20 dream 21 .

however transitory their glow , they at least shine amid the darksome shadow which the clouds of the outward sky [fling] through the room . 
1 however 2 transitory
1 however 7 at
2 transitory 5 ,
3 their 4 glow
4 glow 5 ,
5 , 6 they
7 at 15 the
8 least 9 shine
9 shine 11 the
10 amid 11 the
11 the 12 darksome
12 darksome 13 shadow
13 shadow 14 which
13 shadow 15 the
15 the 20 sky
16 clouds 17 of
17 of 19 outward
18 the 19 outward
19 outward 20 sky
20 sky 23 the
20 sky 24 room
22 through 23 the
23 the 24 room
24 room 25 .

now look we forth again , and see how much of his task the storm-spirit has done . 
1 now 12 his
2 look 4 forth
2 look 9 how
3 we 4 forth
4 forth 5 again
4 forth 7 and
5 again 6 ,
7 and 8 see
9 how 11 of
9 how 12 his
10 much 11 of
12 his 13 task
13 task 16 has
13 task 18 .
14 the 15 storm-spirit
15 storm-spirit 16 has
16 has 17 done

slow and sure ! 
1 slow 2 and
2 and 3 sure
3 sure 4 !

he has the day , perchance the week , before him , and may take his own time to accomplish [nature] 's burial in snow . 
1 he 2 has
1 he 6 perchance
2 has 4 day
3 the 4 day
4 day 5 ,
6 perchance 7 the
7 the 14 may
8 week 9 ,
8 week 14 may
9 , 10 before
10 before 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
14 may 15 take
14 may 18 time
15 take 16 his
16 his 17 own
18 time 20 accomplish
18 time 22 's
19 to 20 accomplish
22 's 23 burial
22 's 25 snow
23 burial 24 in
25 snow 26 .

very sad are the flower shrubs in midwinter ! 
1 very 2 sad
2 sad 3 are
3 are 4 the
4 the 5 flower
5 flower 6 shrubs
6 shrubs 7 in
7 in 9 !
8 midwinter 9 !

the roofs of the houses [are] now all white , save where the eddying wind has kept them bare at the bleak corners . 
1 the 5 houses
1 the 7 now
2 roofs 3 of
2 roofs 5 houses
3 of 4 the
7 now 9 white
7 now 12 where
8 all 9 white
9 white 10 ,
10 , 11 save
12 where 18 them
13 the 14 eddying
13 the 16 has
14 eddying 15 wind
16 has 17 kept
17 kept 18 them
18 them 20 at
19 bare 20 at
20 at 21 the
21 the 22 bleak
21 the 24 .
22 bleak 23 corners

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 7 where
2 next 3 into
4 the 5 street
4 the 7 where
5 street 6 ,
7 where 13 parallel
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 seen
9 have 11 an
11 an 12 amusing
12 amusing 13 parallel
13 parallel 18 those
14 to 15 the
14 to 18 those
15 the 17 of
16 combat 17 of
18 those 21 in
20 demons 21 in
21 in 24 regions
22 the 23 upper
22 the 24 regions
24 regions 25 .

it is a snow-battle of school-boys . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 snow-battle
4 snow-battle 5 of
5 of 6 school-boys
6 school-boys 7 .

what pitched battles , worthy to be chanted in [homeric] strains ! 
1 what 3 battles
2 pitched 3 battles
3 battles 4 ,
4 , 5 worthy
4 , 6 to
5 worthy 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 chanted
7 be 9 in
8 chanted 9 in
9 in 11 strains
11 strains 12 !

what storming of fortresses , built all of massive [snowblocks] ! 
1 what 2 storming
2 storming 3 of
3 of 5 ,
4 fortresses 5 ,
5 , 6 built
6 built 8 of
7 all 8 of
8 of 9 massive
9 massive 11 !

what feats of individual prowess , and embodied onsets of martial enthusiasm ! 
1 what 3 of
2 feats 3 of
3 of 5 prowess
4 individual 5 prowess
5 prowess 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 embodied
7 and 9 onsets
9 onsets 10 of
9 onsets 11 martial
11 martial 12 enthusiasm
12 enthusiasm 13 !

who reared it ? 
1 who 2 reared
2 reared 3 it
3 it 4 ?

and what means it ? " 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 means
3 means 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

the shattered pedestal of many a battle monument has provoked these questions , when none could answer . 
1 the 2 shattered
1 the 9 has
2 shattered 5 many
2 shattered 7 battle
3 pedestal 4 of
4 of 5 many
6 a 7 battle
7 battle 8 monument
8 monument 9 has
9 has 12 questions
10 provoked 11 these
11 these 12 questions
12 questions 13 ,
13 , 14 when
13 , 16 could
15 none 16 could
16 could 18 .
17 answer 18 .

would it might inspire me to sketch out the personification of a [new] [england] winter ! 
1 would 2 it
1 would 4 inspire
3 might 4 inspire
4 inspire 6 to
4 inspire 7 sketch
5 me 6 to
6 to 7 sketch
7 sketch 8 out
8 out 9 the
8 out 10 personification
10 personification 11 of
11 of 12 a
12 a 15 winter
15 winter 16 !

and that idea , if [i] can seize the snow-wreathed figures that flit before my fancy , shall be the theme of the next page . 
1 and 5 if
2 that 3 idea
3 idea 4 ,
3 idea 5 if
5 if 7 can
7 can 13 flit
8 seize 9 the
8 seize 10 snow-wreathed
10 snow-wreathed 11 figures
10 snow-wreathed 13 flit
11 figures 12 that
13 flit 14 before
13 flit 16 fancy
14 before 15 my
16 fancy 19 be
16 fancy 21 theme
17 , 18 shall
18 shall 19 be
20 the 21 theme
21 theme 24 next
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 next
24 next 25 page
25 page 26 .

how does [winter] herald his approach ? 
1 how 2 does
2 does 4 herald
4 herald 5 his
5 his 6 approach
6 approach 7 ?

it is stern [winter] 's vesture . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 stern
3 stern 6 vesture
5 's 6 vesture
6 vesture 7 .

it is the voice of [winter] ; and when parents and children bear it , they shudder and exclaim , " [winter] is come ! 
1 it 9 when
2 is 4 voice
2 is 9 when
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
9 when 12 children
9 when 14 it
10 parents 11 and
10 parents 12 children
12 children 13 bear
14 it 17 shudder
15 , 16 they
15 , 17 shudder
17 shudder 20 ,
18 and 19 exclaim
19 exclaim 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 25 !
23 is 24 come
24 come 25 !

cold [winter] has begun his reign already ! " 
1 cold 3 has
3 has 4 begun
4 begun 5 his
5 his 6 reign
6 reign 7 already
7 already 8 !
8 ! 9 "

there he lies stark and stiff , a human shape of ice , on the spot where [winter] overtook him . 
1 there 7 ,
2 he 3 lies
3 lies 4 stark
3 lies 7 ,
4 stark 6 stiff
5 and 6 stiff
7 , 12 ice
8 a 9 human
9 human 10 shape
9 human 12 ice
10 shape 11 of
12 ice 16 spot
13 , 14 on
13 , 15 the
15 the 16 spot
16 spot 17 where
17 where 21 .
19 overtook 20 him
20 him 21 .

on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes , which turn to rock beneath his footsteps . 
1 on 2 strides
1 on 3 the
3 the 4 tyrant
3 the 8 rivers
4 tyrant 6 the
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 rushing
8 rivers 12 ,
8 rivers 17 beneath
9 and 10 broad
10 broad 11 lakes
11 lakes 12 ,
12 , 13 which
12 , 17 beneath
13 which 14 turn
13 which 15 to
15 to 16 rock
17 beneath 19 footsteps
18 his 19 footsteps
19 footsteps 20 .

his dreary empire is established ; all around stretches the desolation of the [pole] . 
1 his 2 dreary
1 his 3 empire
3 empire 6 ;
4 is 5 established
5 established 6 ;
6 ; 11 desolation
7 all 8 around
8 around 9 stretches
9 stretches 10 the
10 the 11 desolation
11 desolation 12 of
12 of 15 .
13 the 15 .

such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly . 
1 such 10 ,
2 fantasies 3 ,
3 , 4 intermixed
3 , 5 among
5 among 6 graver
5 among 9 mind
6 graver 8 of
7 toils 8 of
8 of 9 mind
9 mind 10 ,
10 , 12 made
10 , 13 the
11 have 12 made
12 made 13 the
13 the 14 winter
14 winter 15 's
14 winter 16 day
16 day 17 pass
16 day 19 .
17 pass 18 pleasantly

on the window-sill , there is a layer of snow , reaching half-way up the lowest pane of glass . 
1 on 3 window-sill
2 the 3 window-sill
3 window-sill 9 of
3 window-sill 12 reaching
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 is
6 is 7 a
6 is 8 layer
8 layer 9 of
9 of 10 snow
10 snow 11 ,
12 reaching 13 half-way
12 reaching 16 lowest
13 half-way 14 up
14 up 15 the
16 lowest 19 glass
17 pane 18 of
17 pane 19 glass
19 glass 20 .

the garden is one unbroken bed . 
1 the 2 garden
2 garden 3 is
2 garden 4 one
4 one 5 unbroken
5 unbroken 6 bed
6 bed 7 .

next comes a sledge , laden with [wood] for some unthrifty housekeeper , whom winter has surprised at a cold hearth . 
1 next 2 comes
1 next 7 with
2 comes 3 a
3 a 4 sledge
5 , 6 laden
6 laden 7 with
7 with 14 whom
9 for 10 some
10 some 12 housekeeper
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
12 housekeeper 13 ,
12 housekeeper 14 whom
14 whom 21 hearth
15 winter 16 has
16 has 17 surprised
16 has 19 a
17 surprised 18 at
19 a 20 cold
19 a 21 hearth
21 hearth 22 .

but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ? 
1 but 3 dismal
2 what 3 dismal
3 dismal 5 now
4 equipage 5 now
5 now 6 struggles
6 struggles 8 the
7 along 8 the
8 the 9 uneven
9 uneven 10 street
10 street 11 ?

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed . 
1 a 14 through
2 sable 6 with
3 hearse 5 bestrewn
4 , 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 6 with
6 with 7 snow
7 snow 8 ,
7 snow 14 through
8 , 9 is
9 is 11 a
10 bearing 11 a
11 a 12 dead
11 a 13 man
14 through 19 frozen
15 the 16 storm
15 the 19 frozen
16 storm 17 to
16 storm 18 his
19 frozen 20 bed
20 bed 21 .

o , how dreary is a burial in winter , when the bosom of [mother] [earth] has no warmth for her poor child ! 
1 o 2 ,
1 o 9 winter
2 , 4 dreary
3 how 4 dreary
4 dreary 5 is
5 is 6 a
5 is 9 winter
6 a 7 burial
7 burial 8 in
9 winter 13 bosom
10 , 11 when
10 , 12 the
12 the 13 bosom
13 bosom 14 of
14 of 17 has
14 of 19 warmth
17 has 18 no
19 warmth 22 poor
20 for 21 her
21 her 22 poor
22 poor 23 child
23 child 24 !

alas ! 
1 alas 2 !

i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate . 
1 i 2 shiver
2 shiver 3 ,
2 shiver 4 and
4 and 6 it
5 think 6 it
6 it 7 time
6 it 8 to
7 time 8 to
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 disconsolate
10 disconsolate 11 .

whence come they ? 
1 whence 2 come
2 come 3 they
3 they 4 ?

where do they build their nests , and seek their food ? 
1 where 2 do
1 where 3 they
2 do 3 they
3 they 4 build
3 they 5 their
4 build 5 their
5 their 8 and
6 nests 7 ,
6 nests 8 and
8 and 9 seek
9 seek 10 their
10 their 11 food
11 food 12 ?

i know not whence they come , nor why ; yet my spirit has been cheered by that wandering flock of snow-birds . 
1 i 4 whence
1 i 20 flock
2 know 3 not
2 know 4 whence
4 whence 5 they
5 they 10 ;
6 come 8 nor
6 come 9 why
7 , 8 nor
9 why 10 ;
10 ; 11 yet
10 ; 14 has
11 yet 13 spirit
12 my 13 spirit
14 has 15 been
15 been 16 cheered
15 been 20 flock
16 cheered 17 by
17 by 18 that
18 that 19 wandering
20 flock 23 .
21 of 22 snow-birds
22 snow-birds 23 .

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [snow] [flakes] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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