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[html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [snow-flakes] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 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 , 5 , 6 in 6 in 7 good 7 good 8 earnest 8 earnest 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 wintry 11 wintry 12 storm 12 storm 13 . the cloud-spirits are slowly weaving her white mantle . 1 the 2 cloud-spirits 2 cloud-spirits 3 are 3 are 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 weaving 5 weaving 6 her 6 her 7 white 7 white 8 mantle 8 mantle 9 . thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 1 thus 2 gradually 2 gradually 3 , 3 , 4 by 4 by 5 silent 5 silent 6 and 6 and 7 stealthy 7 stealthy 8 influences 8 influences 9 , 9 , 10 are 10 are 11 great 11 great 12 changes 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 2 , 2 , 3 likewise 3 likewise 4 , 4 , 5 shall 5 shall 6 lose 6 lose 7 sight 7 sight 8 of 8 of 9 our 9 our 10 mother 10 mother 11 's 11 's 12 familiar 12 familiar 13 visage 13 visage 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 must 16 must 17 content 17 content 18 ourselves 18 ourselves 19 with 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 2 , 2 , 3 leaving 3 leaving 4 the 4 the 5 storm 5 storm 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 his 8 his 9 appointed 9 appointed 10 office 10 office 11 , 11 , 12 let 12 let 13 us 13 us 14 sit 14 sit 15 down 15 down 16 , 16 , 17 pen 17 pen 18 in 18 in 19 hand 19 hand 20 , 20 , 21 by 21 by 22 our 22 our 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 2 our 2 our 3 brief 3 brief 4 summer 4 summer 5 , 5 , 7 do 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 think 9 think 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 only 12 only 13 exist 13 exist 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 vague 16 vague 17 enjoyment 17 enjoyment 18 of 18 of 19 a 19 a 20 dream 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 2 transitory 3 their 3 their 4 glow 4 glow 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 at 7 at 8 least 8 least 9 shine 9 shine 10 amid 10 amid 11 the 11 the 12 darksome 12 darksome 13 shadow 13 shadow 14 which 14 which 15 the 15 the 16 clouds 16 clouds 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 outward 19 outward 20 sky 20 sky 21 fling 21 fling 22 through 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 2 look 2 look 3 we 3 we 4 forth 4 forth 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 how 9 how 10 much 10 much 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 task 13 task 14 the 14 the 15 storm-spirit 15 storm-spirit 16 has 16 has 17 done 17 done 18 . 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 2 has 3 the 3 the 4 day 4 day 5 , 5 , 6 perchance 6 perchance 7 the 7 the 8 week 8 week 9 , 9 , 10 before 10 before 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 may 14 may 15 take 15 take 16 his 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 time 18 time 19 to 19 to 20 accomplish 20 accomplish 24 in 24 in 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 8 midwinter 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 2 roofs 2 roofs 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 houses 5 houses 6 are 6 are 7 now 7 now 8 all 8 all 9 white 9 white 10 , 10 , 11 save 11 save 12 where 12 where 13 the 13 the 14 eddying 14 eddying 15 wind 15 wind 16 has 16 has 17 kept 17 kept 18 them 18 them 19 bare 19 bare 20 at 20 at 21 the 21 the 22 bleak 22 bleak 23 corners 23 corners 24 . 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 2 next 3 into 3 into 4 the 4 the 5 street 5 street 6 , 6 , 7 where 7 where 8 we 8 we 9 have 9 have 10 seen 10 seen 11 an 11 an 12 amusing 12 amusing 13 parallel 13 parallel 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 combat 16 combat 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 fancied 19 fancied 20 demons 20 demons 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 upper 23 upper 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 2 pitched 2 pitched 3 battles 3 battles 4 , 4 , 5 worthy 5 worthy 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 chanted 8 chanted 12 ! what storming of fortresses , built all of massive snowblocks ! 1 what 2 storming 2 storming 3 of 3 of 4 fortresses 4 fortresses 5 , 5 , 6 built 6 built 7 all 7 all 8 of 8 of 9 massive 9 massive 10 snowblocks 10 snowblocks 11 ! what feats of individual prowess , and embodied onsets of martial enthusiasm ! 1 what 2 feats 2 feats 3 of 3 of 4 individual 4 individual 5 prowess 5 prowess 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 embodied 8 embodied 9 onsets 9 onsets 10 of 10 of 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 2 shattered 3 pedestal 3 pedestal 4 of 4 of 5 many 5 many 6 a 6 a 7 battle 7 battle 8 monument 8 monument 9 has 9 has 10 provoked 10 provoked 11 these 11 these 12 questions 12 questions 13 , 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 none 15 none 16 could 16 could 17 answer 17 answer 18 . would it might inspire me to sketch out the personification of a [new] [england] winter ! 1 would 2 it 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 inspire 4 inspire 5 me 5 me 6 to 6 to 7 sketch 7 sketch 8 out 8 out 9 the 9 the 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 2 that 2 that 3 idea 3 idea 4 , 4 , 5 if 5 if 9 the 9 the 10 snow-wreathed 10 snow-wreathed 11 figures 11 figures 12 that 12 that 13 flit 13 flit 14 before 14 before 15 my 15 my 16 fancy 16 fancy 17 , 17 , 18 shall 18 shall 19 be 19 be 20 the 20 the 21 theme 21 theme 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 next 24 next 25 page 25 page 26 . how [does] [winter] [herald] [his] [approach] ? 1 how 7 ? it is [stern] [winter] ['s] vesture . 1 it 2 is 2 is 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 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 when 9 when 10 parents 10 parents 11 and 11 and 12 children 12 children 13 bear 13 bear 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 they 16 they 17 shudder 17 shudder 18 and 18 and 19 exclaim 19 exclaim 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 24 come 24 come 25 ! [cold] [winter] [has] [begun] [his] [reign] [already] [!] ["] there he lies stark and stiff , a human shape of ice , on the spot [where] [winter] overtook him . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 lies 3 lies 4 stark 4 stark 5 and 5 and 6 stiff 6 stiff 7 , 7 , 8 a 8 a 9 human 9 human 10 shape 10 shape 11 of 11 of 12 ice 12 ice 13 , 13 , 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 spot 16 spot 19 overtook 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 2 strides 3 the 3 the 4 tyrant 4 tyrant 5 over 5 over 6 the 6 the 7 rushing 7 rushing 8 rivers 8 rivers 9 and 9 and 10 broad 10 broad 11 lakes 11 lakes 12 , 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 turn 14 turn 15 to 15 to 16 rock 16 rock 17 beneath 17 beneath 18 his 18 his 19 footsteps 19 footsteps 20 . his dreary empire is established ; all around stretches the desolation of [the] [pole] . 1 his 2 dreary 2 dreary 3 empire 3 empire 4 is 4 is 5 established 5 established 6 ; 6 ; 7 all 7 all 8 around 8 around 9 stretches 9 stretches 10 the 10 the 11 desolation 11 desolation 12 of 12 of 15 . such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly . 1 such 2 fantasies 2 fantasies 3 , 3 , 4 intermixed 4 intermixed 5 among 5 among 6 graver 6 graver 7 toils 7 toils 8 of 8 of 9 mind 9 mind 10 , 10 , 11 have 11 have 12 made 12 made 13 the 13 the 14 winter 14 winter 15 's 15 's 16 day 16 day 17 pass 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 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 layer 8 layer 9 of 9 of 10 snow 10 snow 11 , 11 , 12 reaching 12 reaching 13 half-way 13 half-way 14 up 14 up 15 the 15 the 16 lowest 16 lowest 17 pane 17 pane 18 of 18 of 19 glass 19 glass 20 . the garden is one unbroken bed . 1 the 2 garden 2 garden 3 is 3 is 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 2 comes 3 a 3 a 4 sledge 4 sledge 5 , 5 , 6 laden 6 laden 7 with 7 with 8 wood 8 wood 9 for 9 for 10 some 10 some 11 unthrifty 11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper 12 housekeeper 13 , 13 , 14 whom 14 whom 15 winter 15 winter 16 has 16 has 17 surprised 17 surprised 18 at 18 at 19 a 19 a 20 cold 20 cold 21 hearth 21 hearth 22 . but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 dismal 3 dismal 4 equipage 4 equipage 5 now 5 now 6 struggles 6 struggles 7 along 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 2 sable 2 sable 3 hearse 3 hearse 4 , 4 , 5 bestrewn 5 bestrewn 6 with 6 with 7 snow 7 snow 8 , 8 , 9 is 9 is 10 bearing 10 bearing 11 a 11 a 12 dead 12 dead 13 man 13 man 14 through 14 through 15 the 15 the 16 storm 16 storm 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 frozen 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 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 dreary 4 dreary 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 burial 7 burial 8 in 8 in 9 winter 9 winter 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 12 the 13 bosom 13 bosom 14 of 14 of 18 no 18 no 19 warmth 19 warmth 20 for 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 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 think 5 think 6 it 6 it 7 time 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 2 do 3 they 3 they 4 build 4 build 5 their 5 their 6 nests 6 nests 7 , 7 , 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 2 know 2 know 3 not 3 not 4 whence 4 whence 5 they 5 they 6 come 6 come 7 , 7 , 8 nor 8 nor 9 why 9 why 10 ; 10 ; 11 yet 11 yet 12 my 12 my 13 spirit 13 spirit 14 has 14 has 15 been 15 been 16 cheered 16 cheered 17 by 17 by 18 that 18 that 19 wandering 19 wandering 20 flock 20 flock 21 of 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] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 13 twice 13 twice 18 ,