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