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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 2 any
2 any 3 mortal
2 any 4 be
4 be 5 favored
4 be 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 lot
7 a 9 analogous
9 analogous 10 to
9 analogous 11 this
11 this 12 ,
12 , 13 it
13 it 14 is
14 is 15 the
15 the 17 .
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
2 on 3 the
2 on 5 bench
3 the 4 aforesaid
5 bench 6 ,
6 , 15 by
8 amuse 10 with
9 myself 10 with
10 with 11 a
11 a 12 conception
12 conception 13 ,
13 , 14 illustrated
14 illustrated 15 by
15 by 17 pencil-sketches
16 numerous 17 pencil-sketches
17 pencil-sketches 18 in
17 pencil-sketches 19 the
18 in 19 the
19 the 21 ,
20 air 21 ,
21 , 23 the
22 of 23 the
23 the 25 's
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 2 toll
1 the 5 ,
2 toll 3 is
2 toll 4 paid
5 , 7 ,
6 creak 7 ,
7 , 8 creak
7 , 9 ,
9 , 11 go
10 again 11 go
11 go 12 the
11 go 13 wheels
13 wheels 14 ,
13 wheels 15 and
15 and 16 the
15 and 17 huge
17 huge 18 haymow
17 huge 24 .
18 haymow 19 vanishes
19 vanishes 21 the
20 into 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 4 nature
3 , 4 nature
4 nature 5 is
4 nature 6 but
6 but 7 half
6 but 8 awake
8 awake 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 familiar
10 and 12 objects
12 objects 13 appear
13 appear 14 visionary
14 visionary 15 .

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

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
2 old 3 man
3 man 5 eastward
4 looks 5 eastward
5 eastward 6 ,
5 eastward 7 and
7 and 9 for
8 ( 9 for
9 for 10 he
9 for 11 is
10 he 11 is
11 is 12 a
11 is 13 moralizer
13 moralizer 15 frames
14 ) 15 frames
15 frames 17 simile
16 a 17 simile
17 simile 18 of
17 simile 19 the
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 stage
19 the 21 coach
21 coach 22 and
22 and 23 the
23 the 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
2 the 3 world
3 world 4 is
4 is 5 rousing
4 is 6 itself
6 itself 7 ,
6 itself 8 we
8 we 10 glance
9 may 10 glance
10 glance 11 slightly
11 slightly 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 scene
14 scene 15 of
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 2 the
2 the 3 window
3 window 4 is
4 is 5 a
5 a 6 wooden
5 a 7 bench
7 bench 8 ,
8 , 9 on
9 on 10 which
10 which 11 a
10 which 12 long
11 a 12 long
12 long 13 succession
13 succession 14 of
13 succession 15 weary
15 weary 16 wayfarers
16 wayfarers 17 have
16 wayfarers 18 reposed
17 have 18 reposed
18 reposed 19 themselves
18 reposed 20 .
19 themselves 20 .

and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 sits
2 there 4 our
3 sits 4 our
4 our 5 good
5 good 7 toll-gatherer
6 old 7 toll-gatherer
7 toll-gatherer 9 glorified
8 , 9 glorified
9 glorified 10 by
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 early
12 early 14 .
13 sunbeams 14 .

now the sun smiles upon the landscape , and earth smiles back again upon the sky . 
1 now 2 the
2 the 3 sun
2 the 4 smiles
4 smiles 5 upon
4 smiles 6 the
6 the 7 landscape
7 landscape 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 earth
9 and 11 smiles
11 smiles 12 back
11 smiles 13 again
13 again 14 upon
13 again 15 the
15 the 16 sky
16 sky 17 .

frequent , now , are the travellers . 
1 frequent 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 are
5 are 6 the
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 3 of
3 of 5 chaise
4 the 5 chaise
5 chaise 6 is
5 chaise 7 heaped
7 heaped 9 multifarious
8 with 9 multifarious
9 multifarious 10 bandboxes
9 multifarious 11 and
11 and 12 carpet-bags
12 carpet-bags 13 ,
13 , 15 beneath
14 and 15 beneath
15 beneath 16 the
16 the 18 swings
17 axle 18 swings
18 swings 19 a
18 swings 20 leathern
20 leathern 21 trunk
20 leathern 22 dusty
22 dusty 23 with
22 dusty 24 yesterday
24 yesterday 27 .
25 's 26 journey
26 journey 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 4 doomed
3 , 4 doomed
4 doomed 5 ,
4 doomed 6 through
5 , 6 through
6 through 7 a
7 a 8 whole
7 a 9 summer
8 whole 9 summer
9 summer 10 day
10 day 11 ,
11 , 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 the
14 the 16 of
15 butt 16 of
16 of 18 and
17 mirth 18 and
18 and 19 mischief
18 and 20 among
20 among 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
2 vinegar-faced 3 traveller
2 vinegar-faced 4 proves
4 proves 5 to
4 proves 6 be
6 be 8 manufacturer
7 a 8 manufacturer
8 manufacturer 9 of
8 manufacturer 10 pickles
10 pickles 11 .

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

see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 
1 see 2 there
2 there 3 ,
3 , 4 a
4 a 5 man
4 a 6 trundling
5 man 6 trundling
6 trundling 7 a
6 trundling 8 wheelbarrow-load
8 wheelbarrow-load 9 of
8 wheelbarrow-load 10 lobsters
9 of 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 11 .
3 her 4 blushing
4 blushing 5 cheek
5 cheek 6 burns
6 burns 7 through
7 through 8 the
8 the 9 snowy
9 snowy 10 veil
10 veil 11 .

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

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

may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts ! 
1 may 2 the
2 the 4 sun
3 hot 4 sun
4 sun 5 kindle
5 kindle 6 no
6 no 7 fever
6 no 8 in
8 in 10 hearts
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 2 a
2 a 4 carriage
3 close 4 carriage
4 carriage 5 sits
4 carriage 6 a
6 a 8 figure
7 fragile 8 figure
8 figure 9 ,
8 figure 10 muffled
9 , 10 muffled
10 muffled 11 carefully
11 carefully 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 even
14 shrinking 15 even
15 even 17 the
16 from 17 the
17 the 18 mild
17 the 19 breath
18 mild 19 breath
19 breath 20 of
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 3 against
3 against 5 manly
4 a 5 manly
5 manly 6 form
6 form 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 his
9 his 10 arm
10 arm 12 her
11 infolds 12 her
12 her 13 ,
12 her 14 as
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 to
16 to 18 his
17 guard 18 his
18 his 19 treasure
18 his 20 from
19 treasure 20 from
20 from 21 some
20 from 22 enemy
22 enemy 23 .

and now has morning gathered up her dewy pearls , and fled away . 
1 and 2 now
1 and 3 has
3 has 5 gathered
4 morning 5 gathered
5 gathered 7 her
6 up 7 her
7 her 8 dewy
7 her 9 pearls
9 pearls 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 fled
12 fled 13 away
13 away 14 .

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

glisten , too , the faces of the travellers . 
1 glisten 2 ,
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 faces
6 faces 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 travellers
9 travellers 10 .

no air is stirring on the road . 
1 no 2 air
2 air 4 stirring
3 is 4 stirring
4 stirring 6 the
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
2 dares 4 no
3 draw 4 no
4 no 5 breath
5 breath 6 ,
6 , 7 lest
7 lest 8 she
8 she 9 should
8 she 10 inhale
10 inhale 11 a
11 a 12 stifling
12 stifling 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 of
13 cloud 15 dust
14 of 15 dust
15 dust 16 .

" awful hot ! 
1 " 2 awful
2 awful 3 hot
2 awful 4 !

dreadful dusty ! " answers the sympathetic toll-gatherer . 
1 dreadful 2 dusty
2 dusty 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 answers
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 2 ,
2 , 3 old
3 old 4 friend
3 old 5 ;
5 ; 7 a
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 quiet
8 quiet 9 heart
8 quiet 10 will
9 heart 10 will
10 will 11 make
11 make 12 a
12 a 13 dog-day
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 2 as
2 as 3 the
2 as 4 wayfarer
4 wayfarer 5 makes
5 makes 6 ready
6 ready 7 to
7 to 8 resume
8 resume 9 his
9 his 10 journey
10 journey 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 tells
13 tells 14 him
14 him 15 a
15 a 16 sovereign
15 a 17 remedy
16 sovereign 17 remedy
17 remedy 18 for
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 3 the
2 comes 3 the
3 the 4 noontide
4 noontide 5 hour
4 noontide 6 ,
6 , 8 all
7 of 8 all
8 all 10 hours
9 the 10 hours
10 hours 11 nearest
11 nearest 12 akin
12 akin 13 to
12 akin 14 midnight
14 midnight 15 ;
14 midnight 16 for
16 for 17 each
17 each 18 has
17 each 19 its
18 has 19 its
19 its 20 own
20 own 21 calmness
20 own 22 and
22 and 24 .
23 repose 24 .

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

and what are the haughtiest of us , but the ephemeral aristocrats of a summer 's day ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 the
4 the 5 haughtiest
5 haughtiest 6 of
6 of 7 us
7 us 10 the
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 the
10 the 11 ephemeral
10 the 12 aristocrats
12 aristocrats 13 of
13 of 14 a
14 a 15 summer
14 a 16 's
16 's 18 ?
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 4 ,
4 , 6 a
5 with 6 a
6 a 8 on
7 hand-organ 8 on
8 on 9 his
9 his 10 shoulder
10 shoulder 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 14 an
13 there 14 an
14 an 15 itinerant
15 itinerant 18 .
17 jeweller 18 .

what miracle shall set all things right again ? 
1 what 2 miracle
2 miracle 3 shall
2 miracle 4 set
4 set 5 all
4 set 6 things
6 things 7 right
7 right 8 again
8 again 9 ?

the sage old man ! 
1 the 2 sage
2 sage 3 old
3 old 4 man
3 old 5 !

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

the horses now tramp heavily along the bridge , and wistfully bethink them of their stables . 
1 the 2 horses
1 the 4 tramp
2 horses 3 now
4 tramp 5 heavily
4 tramp 6 along
6 along 7 the
7 the 8 bridge
8 bridge 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 12 bethink
10 and 11 wistfully
12 bethink 13 them
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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