[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [twice] [told] [tales] [little] [annie's] [ramble] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] [ding-dong] [!] ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! let me listen too . 1 let 2 me 2 me 3 listen 3 listen 4 too 4 too 5 . perhaps [little] [annie] would like to go . 1 perhaps 4 would 4 would 5 like 5 like 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 . little [annie] [shall] [take] a ramble with me . 1 little 5 a 5 a 6 ramble 6 ramble 7 with 7 with 8 me 8 me 9 . see ! 1 see 2 ! smooth back your brown curls [,] [annie] ; and let me tie on your bonnet , and we will set forth ! 1 smooth 2 back 2 back 3 your 3 your 4 brown 4 brown 5 curls 5 curls 8 ; 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 let 10 let 11 me 11 me 12 tie 12 tie 13 on 13 on 14 your 14 your 15 bonnet 15 bonnet 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 we 18 we 19 will 19 will 20 set 20 set 21 forth 21 forth 22 ! what a strange couple to go on their rambles together ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 strange 3 strange 4 couple 4 couple 5 to 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 on 7 on 8 their 8 their 9 rambles 9 rambles 10 together 10 together 11 ! yet there is sympathy between us . 1 yet 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 sympathy 4 sympathy 5 between 5 between 6 us 6 us 7 . now we turn the corner . 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 turn 3 turn 4 the 4 the 5 corner 5 corner 6 . hitherward , also , comes a man trundling a wheelbarrow along the pavement . 1 hitherward 2 , 2 , 3 also 3 also 4 , 4 , 5 comes 5 comes 6 a 6 a 7 man 7 man 8 trundling 8 trundling 9 a 9 a 10 wheelbarrow 10 wheelbarrow 11 along 11 along 12 the 12 the 13 pavement 13 pavement 14 . is not little [annie] afraid of such a tumult ? 1 is 2 not 2 not 3 little 3 little 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 such 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 tumult 9 tumult 10 ? now her eyes brighten with pleasure ! 1 now 2 her 2 her 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 brighten 4 brighten 5 with 5 with 6 pleasure 6 pleasure 7 ! who heeds the poor organ-grinder ? 1 who 2 heeds 2 heeds 3 the 3 the 4 poor 4 poor 5 organ-grinder 5 organ-grinder 6 ? but where would [annie] find a partner ? 1 but 2 where 2 where 3 would 3 would 5 find 5 find 6 a 6 a 7 partner 7 partner 8 ? it is a sad thought that [i] have chanced upon . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 sad 4 sad 5 thought 5 thought 6 that 6 that 8 have 8 have 9 chanced 9 chanced 10 upon 10 upon 11 . what a company of dancers should we be ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 company 3 company 4 of 4 of 5 dancers 5 dancers 6 should 6 should 7 we 7 we 8 be 8 be 9 ! for [i] , too , am a gentleman of sober footsteps , and therefore , little [annie] , [let] us walk sedately on . 1 for 3 , 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 5 , 6 am 6 am 7 a 7 a 8 gentleman 8 gentleman 9 of 9 of 10 sober 10 sober 11 footsteps 11 footsteps 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 therefore 14 therefore 15 , 15 , 16 little 16 little 18 , 18 , 20 us 20 us 21 walk 21 walk 22 sedately 22 sedately 23 on 23 on 24 . it is a question with me , whether this giddy child , or my sage self , have most pleasure in looking at the shop-windows . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 question 4 question 5 with 5 with 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 whether 8 whether 9 this 9 this 10 giddy 10 giddy 11 child 11 child 12 , 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 my 14 my 15 sage 15 sage 16 self 16 self 17 , 17 , 18 have 18 have 19 most 19 most 20 pleasure 20 pleasure 21 in 21 in 22 looking 22 looking 23 at 23 at 24 the 24 the 25 shop-windows 25 shop-windows 26 . all that is bright and gay attracts us both . 1 all 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 bright 4 bright 5 and 5 and 6 gay 6 gay 7 attracts 7 attracts 8 us 8 us 9 both 9 both 10 . here is a shop to which the recollections of my boyhood , as well as present partialities , give a peculiar magic . 1 here 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 shop 4 shop 5 to 5 to 6 which 6 which 7 the 7 the 8 recollections 8 recollections 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 boyhood 11 boyhood 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 well 14 well 15 as 15 as 16 present 16 present 17 partialities 17 partialities 18 , 18 , 19 give 19 give 20 a 20 a 21 peculiar 21 peculiar 22 magic 22 magic 23 . here are pleasures , as some people would say , of a more exalted kind , in the window of a bookseller . 1 here 2 are 2 are 3 pleasures 3 pleasures 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 some 6 some 7 people 7 people 8 would 8 would 9 say 9 say 10 , 10 , 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 more 13 more 14 exalted 14 exalted 15 kind 15 kind 16 , 16 , 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 window 19 window 20 of 20 of 21 a 21 a 22 bookseller 22 bookseller 23 . is [annie] a literary lady ? 1 is 3 a 3 a 4 literary 4 literary 5 lady 5 lady 6 ? that would be very queer . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 . o , my stars ! 1 o 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 stars 4 stars 5 ! is this a toy-shop , or is it fairy-land ? 1 is 2 this 2 this 3 a 3 a 4 toy-shop 4 toy-shop 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 is 7 is 8 it 8 it 9 fairy-land 9 fairy-land 10 ? betwixt the king and queen should sit my little [annie] , the prettiest fairy of them all . 1 betwixt 2 the 2 the 3 king 3 king 4 and 4 and 5 queen 5 queen 6 should 6 should 7 sit 7 sit 8 my 8 my 9 little 9 little 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 prettiest 13 prettiest 14 fairy 14 fairy 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 all 17 all 18 . here stands a turbaned [turk] , threatening us with his sabre , like an ugly heathen as he is . 1 here 2 stands 2 stands 3 a 3 a 4 turbaned 4 turbaned 6 , 6 , 7 threatening 7 threatening 8 us 8 us 9 with 9 with 10 his 10 his 11 sabre 11 sabre 12 , 12 , 13 like 13 like 14 an 14 an 15 ugly 15 ugly 16 heathen 16 heathen 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 . and next a [chinese] mandarin , who nods his head [at] [annie] and myself . 1 and 2 next 2 next 3 a 3 a 5 mandarin 5 mandarin 6 , 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 nods 8 nods 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 13 and 13 and 14 myself 14 myself 15 . but what cares [annie] for soldiers ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 cares 3 cares 5 for 5 for 6 soldiers 6 soldiers 7 ? this is the little girl 's true plaything . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 girl 5 girl 6 's 6 's 7 true 7 true 8 plaything 8 plaything 9 . little [annie] does [not] [understand] what [i] am saying , but looks wishfully at the proud lady in the window . 1 little 3 does 3 does 6 what 6 what 8 am 8 am 9 saying 9 saying 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 looks 12 looks 13 wishfully 13 wishfully 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 proud 16 proud 17 lady 17 lady 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 window 20 window 21 . we will invite her home with us as we return . 1 we 2 will 2 will 3 invite 3 invite 4 her 4 her 5 home 5 home 6 with 6 with 7 us 7 us 8 as 8 as 9 we 9 we 10 return 10 return 11 . meantime , good by , [dame] [doll] [!] 1 meantime 2 , 2 , 3 good 3 good 4 by 4 by 5 , come , little [annie] , we shall find toys enough , go where we may . 1 come 2 , 2 , 3 little 3 little 5 , 5 , 6 we 6 we 7 shall 7 shall 8 find 8 find 9 toys 9 toys 10 enough 10 enough 11 , 11 , 12 go 12 go 13 where 13 where 14 we 14 we 15 may 15 may 16 . now we elbow our way among the throng again . 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 elbow 3 elbow 4 our 4 our 5 way 5 way 6 among 6 among 7 the 7 the 8 throng 8 throng 9 again 9 again 10 . look up , [annie] [,] at that canary-bird , hanging out of the window in his cage . 1 look 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 6 at 6 at 7 that 7 that 8 canary-bird 8 canary-bird 9 , 9 , 10 hanging 10 hanging 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 window 14 window 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 cage 17 cage 18 . poor little fellow ! 1 poor 2 little 2 little 3 fellow 3 fellow 4 ! what a pity that he does not know how miserable he is ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 pity 3 pity 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 not 7 not 8 know 8 know 9 how 9 how 10 miserable 10 miserable 11 he 11 he 12 is 12 is 13 ! there is a parrot , too , calling out , " [pretty] [poll] [!] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 parrot 4 parrot 5 , 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 , 7 , 8 calling 8 calling 9 out 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 " pretty [poll] ! " as we pass by . 1 pretty 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 as 5 as 6 we 6 we 7 pass 7 pass 8 by 8 by 9 . if she had said , " [pretty] [annie] [,] " [there] would have been some sense in it . 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 " 10 " 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 some 15 some 16 sense 16 sense 17 in 17 in 18 it 18 it 19 . see that gray squirrel at the door of the fruit-shop , whirling round and round so merrily within his wire wheel ! 1 see 2 that 2 that 3 gray 3 gray 4 squirrel 4 squirrel 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 door 7 door 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 fruit-shop 10 fruit-shop 11 , 11 , 12 whirling 12 whirling 13 round 13 round 14 and 14 and 15 round 15 round 16 so 16 so 17 merrily 17 merrily 18 within 18 within 19 his 19 his 20 wire 20 wire 21 wheel 21 wheel 22 ! being condemned to the treadmill , he makes it an amusement . 1 being 2 condemned 2 condemned 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 treadmill 5 treadmill 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 makes 8 makes 9 it 9 it 10 an 10 an 11 amusement 11 amusement 12 . admirable philosophy ! 1 admirable 2 philosophy 2 philosophy 3 ! success to your search , [fidelity] [!] 1 success 2 to 2 to 3 your 3 your 4 search 4 search 5 , o sage puss , make room for me beside you , and we will be a pair of philosophers ! 1 o 2 sage 2 sage 3 puss 3 puss 4 , 4 , 5 make 5 make 6 room 6 room 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 beside 9 beside 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 will 14 will 15 be 15 be 16 a 16 a 17 pair 17 pair 18 of 18 of 19 philosophers 19 philosophers 20 ! here we see something to remind us of the town crier , and his ding-dong bell ! 1 here 2 we 2 we 3 see 3 see 4 something 4 something 5 to 5 to 6 remind 6 remind 7 us 7 us 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 town 10 town 11 crier 11 crier 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 ding-dong 15 ding-dong 16 bell 16 bell 17 ! but they are choosing neither a king nor a president ; else we should hear a most horrible snarling ! 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 choosing 4 choosing 5 neither 5 neither 6 a 6 a 7 king 7 king 8 nor 8 nor 9 a 9 a 10 president 10 president 11 ; 11 ; 12 else 12 else 13 we 13 we 14 should 14 should 15 hear 15 hear 16 a 16 a 17 most 17 most 18 horrible 18 horrible 19 snarling 19 snarling 20 ! annie returns the salute , much to the gratification of the elephant , who is certainly the best-bred monster in the caravan . 1 annie 2 returns 2 returns 3 the 3 the 4 salute 4 salute 5 , 5 , 6 much 6 much 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 gratification 9 gratification 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 elephant 12 elephant 13 , 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 is 15 is 16 certainly 16 certainly 17 the 17 the 18 best-bred 18 best-bred 19 monster 19 monster 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 caravan 22 caravan 23 . the lion and the lioness are busy with two beef-bones . 1 the 2 lion 2 lion 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 5 lioness 5 lioness 6 are 6 are 7 busy 7 busy 8 with 8 with 9 two 9 two 10 beef-bones 10 beef-bones 11 . are there any two living creatures who have so few sympathies that they cannot possibly be friends ? 1 are 2 there 2 there 3 any 3 any 4 two 4 two 5 living 5 living 6 creatures 6 creatures 7 who 7 who 8 have 8 have 9 so 9 so 10 few 10 few 11 sympathies 11 sympathies 12 that 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 cannot 14 cannot 15 possibly 15 possibly 16 be 16 be 17 friends 17 friends 18 ? in fact , he is a bear of sentiment . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 bear 7 bear 8 of 8 of 9 sentiment 9 sentiment 10 . but , [o] [,] those unsentimental monkeys the ugly , grinning , aping , chattering , ill-natured , mischievous , and queer little brutes . 1 but 2 , 2 , 5 those 5 those 6 unsentimental 6 unsentimental 7 monkeys 7 monkeys 8 the 8 the 9 ugly 9 ugly 10 , 10 , 11 grinning 11 grinning 12 , 12 , 13 aping 13 aping 14 , 14 , 15 chattering 15 chattering 16 , 16 , 17 ill-natured 17 ill-natured 18 , 18 , 19 mischievous 19 mischievous 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 queer 22 queer 23 little 23 little 24 brutes 24 brutes 25 . annie does not love the monkeys . 1 annie 2 does 2 does 3 not 3 not 4 love 4 love 5 the 5 the 6 monkeys 6 monkeys 7 . merrily , merrily plays the music , and merrily gallops the pony , and merrily rides the little old gentleman . 1 merrily 2 , 2 , 3 merrily 3 merrily 4 plays 4 plays 5 the 5 the 6 music 6 music 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 merrily 9 merrily 10 gallops 10 gallops 11 the 11 the 12 pony 12 pony 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 merrily 15 merrily 16 rides 16 rides 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 old 19 old 20 gentleman 20 gentleman 21 . come , [annie] [,] into the street again ; perchance we may see monkeys on horseback there ! 1 come 2 , 2 , 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 street 7 street 8 again 8 again 9 ; 9 ; 10 perchance 10 perchance 11 we 11 we 12 may 12 may 13 see 13 see 14 monkeys 14 monkeys 15 on 15 on 16 horseback 16 horseback 17 there 17 there 18 ! mercy on us , what a noisy world we quiet people live in ! 1 mercy 2 on 2 on 3 us 3 us 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 a 6 a 7 noisy 7 noisy 8 world 8 world 9 we 9 we 10 quiet 10 quiet 11 people 11 people 12 live 12 live 13 in 13 in 14 ! did [annie] ever read [the] [cries] of [london] [city] ? 1 did 3 ever 3 ever 4 read 4 read 7 of 7 of 10 ? with what lusty lungs doth yonder man proclaim that his wheelbarrow is full of lobsters ! 1 with 2 what 2 what 3 lusty 3 lusty 4 lungs 4 lungs 5 doth 5 doth 6 yonder 6 yonder 7 man 7 man 8 proclaim 8 proclaim 9 that 9 that 10 his 10 his 11 wheelbarrow 11 wheelbarrow 12 is 12 is 13 full 13 full 14 of 14 of 15 lobsters 15 lobsters 16 ! what cares the world for that ? 1 what 2 cares 2 cares 3 the 3 the 4 world 4 world 5 for 5 for 6 that 6 that 7 ? annie sympathizes , though without experience of such direful woe . 1 annie 2 sympathizes 2 sympathizes 3 , 3 , 4 though 4 though 5 without 5 without 6 experience 6 experience 7 of 7 of 8 such 8 such 9 direful 9 direful 10 woe 10 woe 11 . lo ! the town crier again , with some new secret for the public ear . 1 lo 2 ! 2 ! 3 the 3 the 4 town 4 town 5 crier 5 crier 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 with 8 with 9 some 9 some 10 new 10 new 11 secret 11 secret 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 14 public 14 public 15 ear 15 ear 16 . i guess the latter . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 the 3 the 4 latter 4 latter 5 . ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! what saith the people 's orator ? 1 what 2 saith 2 saith 3 the 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 's 5 's 6 orator 6 orator 7 ? whoever will bring her back to her afflicted mother " 1 whoever 2 will 2 will 3 bring 3 bring 4 her 4 her 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 7 her 7 her 8 afflicted 8 afflicted 9 mother 9 mother 10 " stop , stop , town crier ! 1 stop 2 , 2 , 3 stop 3 stop 4 , 4 , 5 town 5 town 6 crier 6 crier 7 ! the lost is found . 1 the 2 lost 2 lost 3 is 3 is 4 found 4 found 5 . but [i] have gone too far astray for the town crier to call me back . 1 but 3 have 3 have 4 gone 4 gone 5 too 5 too 6 far 6 far 7 astray 7 astray 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 town 10 town 11 crier 11 crier 12 to 12 to 13 call 13 call 14 me 14 me 15 back 15 back 16 . sweet has been the charm of childhood on my spirit , throughout my ramble [with] [little] [annie] ! 1 sweet 2 has 2 has 3 been 3 been 4 the 4 the 5 charm 5 charm 6 of 6 of 7 childhood 7 childhood 8 on 8 on 9 my 9 my 10 spirit 10 spirit 11 , 11 , 12 throughout 12 throughout 13 my 13 my 14 ramble 14 ramble 18 ! has it been merely this ? 1 has 2 it 2 it 3 been 3 been 4 merely 4 merely 5 this 5 this 6 ? not so ; not so . 1 not 2 so 2 so 3 ; 3 ; 4 not 4 not 5 so 5 so 6 . they are not truly wise who would affirm it . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 truly 4 truly 5 wise 5 wise 6 who 6 who 7 would 7 would 8 affirm 8 affirm 9 it 9 it 10 . their influence on us is at least reciprocal with ours on them . 1 their 2 influence 2 influence 3 on 3 on 4 us 4 us 5 is 5 is 6 at 6 at 7 least 7 least 8 reciprocal 8 reciprocal 9 with 9 with 10 ours 10 ours 11 on 11 on 12 them 12 them 13 . all this by thy sweet magic , dear [little] [annie] ! 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 by 3 by 4 thy 4 thy 5 sweet 5 sweet 6 magic 6 magic 7 , 7 , 8 dear 8 dear 11 ! end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [little] [annie] ['s] [ramble] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 12 ( 12 ( 13 from 13 from 14 " 14 " 15 twice 15 twice 18 " 18 " 19 ) 19 ) 20 ,