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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[sunday] [at] [home] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

now , the loftiest window gleams , and now the lower . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 5 window
2 , 3 the
3 the 4 loftiest
5 window 6 gleams
6 gleams 7 ,
6 gleams 11 lower
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 now
9 now 10 the
11 lower 12 .

the carved framework of the portal is marked strongly out . 
1 the 2 carved
1 the 3 framework
3 framework 4 of
4 of 5 the
4 of 6 portal
6 portal 8 marked
7 is 8 marked
8 marked 9 strongly
9 strongly 11 .
10 out 11 .

methinks , though the same sun brightens it every fair morning , yet the steeple has a peculiar robe of brightness for the [sabbath] . 
1 methinks 10 fair
2 , 3 though
3 though 4 the
4 the 5 same
4 the 7 brightens
5 same 6 sun
7 brightens 9 every
7 brightens 10 fair
8 it 9 every
10 fair 11 morning
11 morning 17 a
12 , 13 yet
13 yet 14 the
14 the 15 steeple
15 steeple 16 has
16 has 17 a
17 a 19 robe
18 peculiar 19 robe
19 robe 21 brightness
20 of 21 brightness
21 brightness 25 .
22 for 23 the
23 the 25 .

by dwelling near a church , [a] person soon contracts an attachment for the edifice . 
1 by 5 church
2 dwelling 3 near
3 near 4 a
3 near 5 church
5 church 6 ,
5 church 9 soon
6 , 8 person
6 , 9 soon
9 soon 12 attachment
10 contracts 11 an
10 contracts 12 attachment
12 attachment 16 .
13 for 14 the
14 the 15 edifice
15 edifice 16 .

but the steeple stands foremost , in our thoughts , as well as locally . 
1 but 2 the
1 but 5 foremost
2 the 3 steeple
3 steeple 4 stands
5 foremost 9 thoughts
6 , 8 our
7 in 8 our
8 our 9 thoughts
9 thoughts 11 as
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 well
12 well 13 as
13 as 14 locally
14 locally 15 .

a glance at the body of the church deepens this impression . 
1 a 4 the
2 glance 4 the
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 body
5 body 6 of
6 of 8 church
6 of 11 impression
7 the 8 church
9 deepens 10 this
10 this 11 impression
11 impression 12 .

time , where man lives not , what is it but eternity ? 
1 time 2 ,
2 , 3 where
3 where 4 man
4 man 5 lives
5 lives 8 what
5 lives 12 eternity
6 not 7 ,
7 , 8 what
8 what 9 is
9 is 10 it
11 but 12 eternity
12 eternity 13 ?

we will say more of this , hereafter . 
1 we 2 will
2 will 3 say
3 say 4 more
3 say 6 this
4 more 5 of
6 this 7 ,
7 , 8 hereafter
8 hereafter 9 .

many have fancied so . 
1 many 2 have
2 have 3 fancied
3 fancied 4 so
4 so 5 .

and ever let me recognize it ! 
1 and 2 ever
2 ever 3 let
3 let 4 me
3 let 5 recognize
5 recognize 6 it
6 it 7 !

some illusions , and this among them , are the shadows of great truths . 
1 some 2 illusions
1 some 4 and
2 illusions 3 ,
4 and 6 among
5 this 6 among
6 among 7 them
7 them 8 ,
8 , 13 great
9 are 10 the
10 the 11 shadows
11 shadows 12 of
11 shadows 13 great
13 great 15 .
14 truths 15 .

if it have gone astray , it will return again . 
1 if 4 gone
2 it 3 have
3 have 4 gone
4 gone 8 will
5 astray 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 will
8 will 9 return
9 return 10 again
10 again 11 .

i love to spend such pleasant [sabbaths] , from morning till night , behind the curtain of my open window . 
1 i 5 such
2 love 3 to
3 to 4 spend
3 to 5 such
5 such 17 of
6 pleasant 8 ,
6 pleasant 11 till
6 pleasant 12 night
8 , 11 till
9 from 10 morning
10 morning 11 till
11 till 12 night
12 night 13 ,
12 night 16 curtain
13 , 14 behind
13 , 16 curtain
14 behind 15 the
16 curtain 17 of
17 of 20 window
18 my 19 open
19 open 20 window
20 window 21 .

are they spent amiss ? 
1 are 2 they
2 they 3 spent
3 spent 4 amiss
4 amiss 5 ?

my heart , perhaps , has not such holy , nor , [i] would fain trust , such impious potency . 
1 my 4 perhaps
1 my 9 holy
2 heart 3 ,
3 , 4 perhaps
4 perhaps 5 ,
6 has 7 not
7 not 8 such
8 such 9 holy
9 holy 11 nor
10 , 11 nor
11 nor 18 such
12 , 14 would
12 , 18 such
14 would 16 trust
15 fain 16 trust
16 trust 17 ,
18 such 19 impious
19 impious 20 potency
20 potency 21 .

but [i] am there , even before my friend , the sexton . 
1 but 6 even
3 am 4 there
3 am 5 ,
5 , 6 even
6 even 7 before
7 before 9 friend
8 my 9 friend
9 friend 10 ,
10 , 11 the
11 the 12 sexton
12 sexton 13 .

how glad , yet solemn too ! 
1 how 2 glad
2 glad 3 ,
3 , 4 yet
4 yet 5 solemn
5 solemn 6 too
6 too 7 !

all the steeples in town are talking together , aloft in the sunny air , and rejoicing [among] themselves , while their spires point heavenward . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 8 together
2 the 10 aloft
3 steeples 4 in
3 steeples 5 town
5 town 6 are
6 are 7 talking
7 talking 8 together
8 together 9 ,
10 aloft 17 rejoicing
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 sunny
12 the 14 air
14 air 16 and
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 rejoicing
17 rejoicing 20 ,
17 rejoicing 21 while
19 themselves 20 ,
21 while 22 their
22 their 25 heavenward
23 spires 24 point
24 point 25 heavenward
25 heavenward 26 .

meantime , here are the children assembling to the [sabbath] school , which is kept somewhere within the church . 
1 meantime 3 here
1 meantime 6 children
2 , 3 here
4 are 5 the
5 the 6 children
6 children 14 is
7 assembling 8 to
7 assembling 11 school
8 to 9 the
9 the 11 school
11 school 12 ,
11 school 13 which
13 which 14 is
14 is 16 somewhere
15 kept 16 somewhere
16 somewhere 17 within
17 within 19 church
18 the 19 church
19 church 20 .

or [i] might compare them to cherubs , haunting that holy place . 
1 or 3 might
3 might 4 compare
4 compare 5 them
5 them 6 to
6 to 11 holy
7 cherubs 8 ,
7 cherubs 9 haunting
9 haunting 10 that
10 that 11 holy
11 holy 12 place
12 place 13 .

about a quarter of an hour before the second ringing of the bell , individuals of [the] congregation begin to appear . 
1 about 3 quarter
1 about 9 second
2 a 3 quarter
3 quarter 5 an
4 of 5 an
6 hour 7 before
7 before 8 the
7 before 9 second
9 second 11 of
9 second 15 individuals
10 ringing 11 of
12 the 13 bell
13 bell 14 ,
13 bell 15 individuals
15 individuals 18 congregation
16 of 18 congregation
18 congregation 21 appear
19 begin 20 to
20 to 21 appear
21 appear 22 .

would that the [sabbath] came twice as often , for the sake of that sorrowful old soul ! 
1 would 10 for
2 that 3 the
3 the 5 came
5 came 6 twice
6 twice 7 as
6 twice 8 often
8 often 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 12 sake
11 the 12 sake
12 sake 13 of
13 of 14 that
14 that 16 old
15 sorrowful 16 old
16 old 17 soul
17 soul 18 !

i sometimes fancy that the old woman is the happier of the two . 
1 i 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 3 fancy
2 sometimes 6 old
4 that 5 the
5 the 6 old
6 old 10 happier
7 woman 8 is
8 is 9 the
9 the 10 happier
10 happier 13 two
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 two
13 two 14 .

those pretty girls ! 
1 those 2 pretty
2 pretty 3 girls
3 girls 4 !

why will they disturb my pious meditations ! 
1 why 2 will
2 will 3 they
2 will 4 disturb
4 disturb 5 my
5 my 6 pious
6 pious 7 meditations
7 meditations 8 !

were [i] the minister himself , [i] must needs look . 
1 were 3 the
3 the 5 himself
4 minister 5 himself
5 himself 6 ,
6 , 8 must
8 must 9 needs
9 needs 11 .
10 look 11 .

the greater part , however , have adopted a milder cheerfulness of hue . 
1 the 2 greater
2 greater 7 have
3 part 4 ,
3 part 5 however
5 however 6 ,
6 , 7 have
7 have 11 cheerfulness
8 adopted 9 a
8 adopted 10 milder
9 a 10 milder
10 milder 11 cheerfulness
11 cheerfulness 13 hue
12 of 13 hue
13 hue 14 .

a white stocking is infinitely more effective than a black one . 
1 a 2 white
1 a 3 stocking
2 white 3 stocking
3 stocking 7 effective
4 is 5 infinitely
5 infinitely 6 more
6 more 7 effective
7 effective 8 than
7 effective 10 black
9 a 10 black
10 black 11 one
11 one 12 .

here comes the clergyman , slow and solemn , in severe [simplicity] , needing no black silk gown to denote his office . 
1 here 2 comes
1 here 5 ,
2 comes 3 the
2 comes 4 clergyman
5 , 7 and
5 , 11 severe
6 slow 7 and
8 solemn 11 severe
9 , 10 in
9 , 11 severe
11 severe 13 ,
13 , 17 silk
13 , 20 denote
14 needing 15 no
15 no 16 black
15 no 17 silk
17 silk 18 gown
18 gown 19 to
20 denote 22 office
21 his 22 office
22 office 23 .

his aspect claims my reverence , but cannot win my love . 
1 his 2 aspect
2 aspect 3 claims
3 claims 8 cannot
4 my 5 reverence
5 reverence 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 cannot
8 cannot 9 win
9 win 10 my
10 my 11 love
11 love 12 .

by middle age , or sooner , the creed has generally wrought upon the heart , or been a-tempered by [it] . 
1 by 2 middle
1 by 8 the
2 middle 5 or
3 age 4 ,
4 , 5 or
5 or 6 sooner
6 sooner 7 ,
8 the 9 creed
8 the 13 upon
9 creed 10 has
10 has 11 generally
11 generally 12 wrought
13 upon 14 the
14 the 15 heart
15 heart 16 ,
15 heart 17 or
17 or 18 been
18 been 19 a-tempered
19 a-tempered 22 .
20 by 22 .

as [the] minister passes into the church , the bell holds its iron tongue , and all the low murmur of the congregation dies away . 
1 as 7 church
3 minister 4 passes
4 passes 6 the
5 into 6 the
6 the 7 church
7 church 13 iron
8 , 9 the
9 the 12 its
9 the 13 iron
10 bell 11 holds
11 holds 12 its
13 iron 15 ,
14 tongue 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 20 murmur
17 all 18 the
18 the 19 low
19 low 20 murmur
20 murmur 25 away
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 congregation
23 congregation 24 dies
24 dies 25 away
25 away 26 .

o , [i] ought to have gone to church ! 
1 o 2 ,
1 o 4 ought
4 ought 6 have
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 gone
7 gone 8 to
8 to 9 church
9 church 10 !

the hustle of the rising congregation reaches my ears . 
1 the 2 hustle
1 the 5 rising
2 hustle 3 of
3 of 4 the
5 rising 6 congregation
6 congregation 7 reaches
7 reaches 8 my
7 reaches 9 ears
8 my 9 ears
9 ears 10 .

they are standing up to pray . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 standing
3 standing 4 up
4 up 5 to
5 to 6 pray
6 pray 7 .

" [lord] , look down upon me in mercy ! " 
1 " 4 look
3 , 4 look
4 look 6 upon
5 down 6 upon
6 upon 7 me
7 me 8 in
8 in 9 mercy
9 mercy 10 !
10 ! 11 "

with that sentiment gushing from my soul , might [i] not leave all the rest to [him] ? 
1 with 2 that
1 with 3 sentiment
3 sentiment 4 gushing
4 gushing 5 from
5 from 6 my
6 my 7 soul
7 soul 8 ,
8 , 9 might
9 might 11 not
9 might 15 rest
11 not 12 leave
12 leave 13 all
13 all 14 the
15 rest 16 to
15 rest 18 ?

hark ! the hymn . 
1 hark 2 !
2 ! 4 hymn
3 the 4 hymn
4 hymn 5 .

at this distance , it thrills through my frame , and plays upon my heartstrings , with [a] pleasure both of the sense and spirit . 
1 at 2 this
1 at 6 thrills
2 this 3 distance
3 distance 4 ,
4 , 5 it
6 thrills 7 through
7 through 11 and
7 through 17 with
8 my 9 frame
9 frame 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 plays
12 plays 13 upon
13 upon 15 heartstrings
14 my 15 heartstrings
16 , 17 with
17 with 20 both
19 pleasure 20 both
20 both 23 sense
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 sense
23 sense 25 spirit
23 sense 26 .
24 and 25 spirit

it is my misfortune seldom [to] fructify , in a regular way , by any but printed sermons . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 my
2 is 11 regular
3 my 5 seldom
4 misfortune 5 seldom
5 seldom 7 fructify
8 , 9 in
8 , 11 regular
9 in 10 a
11 regular 12 way
12 way 13 ,
12 way 15 any
13 , 14 by
15 any 16 but
16 but 17 printed
17 printed 19 .
18 sermons 19 .

i , their sole auditor , cannot always understand them . 
1 i 2 ,
1 i 4 sole
2 , 3 their
4 sole 7 cannot
5 auditor 6 ,
6 , 7 cannot
7 cannot 9 understand
8 always 9 understand
9 understand 10 them
10 them 11 .

suppose that a few hours have [passed] , and behold me still behind my curtain , just before the close of the afternoon service . 
1 suppose 3 a
1 suppose 4 few
2 that 3 a
4 few 5 hours
4 few 9 and
5 hours 6 have
6 have 8 ,
9 and 20 close
10 behold 11 me
11 me 12 still
12 still 13 behind
13 behind 14 my
14 my 15 curtain
15 curtain 16 ,
15 curtain 18 before
16 , 17 just
18 before 19 the
18 before 20 close
20 close 23 afternoon
21 of 22 the
21 of 23 afternoon
23 afternoon 25 .
24 service 25 .

the hour-hand on the dial has passed beyond four o'clock . 
1 the 2 hour-hand
1 the 5 dial
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 dial
5 dial 7 passed
6 has 7 passed
7 passed 8 beyond
7 passed 10 o'clock
8 beyond 9 four
10 o'clock 11 .

around the church-door all [is] solitude , and an impenetrable obscurity beyond the threshold . 
1 around 2 the
1 around 6 solitude
1 around 9 an
2 the 3 church-door
4 all 6 solitude
6 solitude 7 ,
7 , 8 and
9 an 10 impenetrable
9 an 14 threshold
10 impenetrable 11 obscurity
11 obscurity 12 beyond
13 the 14 threshold
14 threshold 15 .

a commotion is heard . 
1 a 2 commotion
2 commotion 3 is
3 is 4 heard
4 heard 5 .

this instantaneous outbreak of life into loneliness is one of the pleasantest scenes of the day . 
1 this 2 instantaneous
2 instantaneous 7 loneliness
3 outbreak 4 of
3 outbreak 5 life
5 life 6 into
6 into 7 loneliness
7 loneliness 16 day
8 is 9 one
9 one 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 pleasantest
11 the 13 scenes
13 scenes 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 day
16 day 17 .

i have taken a great liking to those black silk pantaloons . 
1 i 2 have
1 i 3 taken
3 taken 4 a
4 a 5 great
4 a 6 liking
6 liking 8 those
6 liking 10 silk
7 to 8 those
8 those 9 black
9 black 10 silk
10 silk 11 pantaloons
11 pantaloons 12 .

the [sabbath] eve is the eve of love . 
1 the 3 eve
3 eve 4 is
4 is 5 the
5 the 6 eve
6 eve 7 of
6 eve 8 love
8 love 9 .

at length , the whole congregation is dispersed . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 6 congregation
5 whole 6 congregation
6 congregation 8 dispersed
7 is 8 dispersed
8 dispersed 9 .

poor souls ! 
1 poor 2 souls
2 souls 3 !

to them the most captivating picture of bliss in heaven is " there we shall be white ! " 
1 to 2 them
1 to 3 the
3 the 4 most
4 most 6 picture
5 captivating 6 picture
6 picture 8 bliss
7 of 8 bliss
8 bliss 10 heaven
9 in 10 heaven
10 heaven 11 is
10 heaven 16 be
12 " 13 there
12 " 14 we
14 we 15 shall
15 shall 16 be
16 be 17 white
17 white 18 !
18 ! 19 "

all is solitude again . 
1 all 3 solitude
2 is 3 solitude
3 solitude 4 again
4 again 5 .

who are the choristers ? 
1 who 2 are
2 are 4 choristers
3 the 4 choristers
4 choristers 5 ?

on the wings of that rich melody they were borne upward . 
1 on 2 the
2 the 3 wings
2 the 7 melody
3 wings 4 of
3 wings 5 that
4 of 5 that
5 that 6 rich
7 melody 9 were
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 borne
10 borne 11 upward
11 upward 12 .

this , gentle reader , is merely a flight of poetry . 
1 this 2 ,
2 , 3 gentle
3 gentle 4 reader
3 gentle 9 flight
4 reader 5 ,
5 , 6 is
7 merely 8 a
8 a 9 flight
9 flight 10 of
10 of 11 poetry
10 of 12 .
11 poetry 12 .

yet , it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains . 
1 yet 2 ,
2 , 3 it
2 , 7 higher
3 it 4 lifted
4 lifted 5 my
5 my 6 soul
6 soul 7 higher
7 higher 11 former
8 than 9 all
9 all 10 their
10 their 11 former
11 former 12 strains
12 strains 13 .

they are gone , the sons and daughters of music , [and] the gray sexton is just closing the portal . 
1 they 2 are
1 they 6 sons
3 gone 4 ,
3 gone 6 sons
4 , 5 the
6 sons 10 music
7 and 8 daughters
8 daughters 9 of
9 of 10 music
10 music 14 gray
11 , 13 the
13 the 14 gray
14 gray 18 closing
15 sexton 16 is
16 is 17 just
17 just 18 closing
18 closing 19 the
19 the 21 .
20 portal 21 .

o , but the church is a symbol of religion ! 
1 o 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 the
4 the 5 church
5 church 6 is
5 church 7 a
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 symbol
8 symbol 9 of
8 symbol 10 religion
9 of 10 religion
10 religion 11 !

there is a moral , and a religion too , even in the silent walls . 
1 there 6 and
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 moral
4 moral 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 9 too
7 a 8 religion
7 a 9 too
9 too 14 silent
10 , 11 even
11 even 13 the
11 even 14 silent
12 in 13 the
14 silent 15 walls
15 walls 16 .

and may the steeple still point heavenward , and be decked with the hallowed sunshine of the [sabbath] morn ! 
1 and 2 may
2 may 10 be
3 the 5 still
3 the 6 point
4 steeple 5 still
5 still 6 point
6 point 7 heavenward
7 heavenward 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 be
10 be 15 sunshine
11 decked 14 hallowed
12 with 13 the
12 with 14 hallowed
14 hallowed 15 sunshine
15 sunshine 19 morn
16 of 17 the
17 the 19 morn
19 morn 20 !

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [sunday] at [home] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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