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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 3 mortal
1 if 4 be
2 any 3 mortal
4 be 7 a
5 favored 6 with
5 favored 7 a
7 a 9 analogous
8 lot 9 analogous
9 analogous 10 to
9 analogous 11 this
9 analogous 12 ,
9 analogous 14 is
12 , 13 it
14 is 15 the
15 the 16 toll-gatherer
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 5 bench
1 sitting 12 conception
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 aforesaid
4 aforesaid 5 bench
5 bench 8 amuse
6 , 8 amuse
8 amuse 9 myself
10 with 11 a
10 with 12 conception
11 a 12 conception
12 conception 13 ,
12 conception 17 pencil-sketches
13 , 14 illustrated
15 by 16 numerous
16 numerous 17 pencil-sketches
17 pencil-sketches 20 air
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 air
20 air 21 ,
21 , 24 toll-gatherer
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 toll-gatherer
24 toll-gatherer 27 .
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 6 creak
2 toll 4 paid
3 is 4 paid
6 creak 8 creak
6 creak 18 haymow
7 , 8 creak
8 creak 9 ,
8 creak 11 go
9 , 10 again
10 again 11 go
12 the 13 wheels
13 wheels 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 huge
16 the 18 haymow
18 haymow 19 vanishes
18 haymow 24 .
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 morning
22 morning 23 mist
22 morning 24 .

as yet , nature is but half awake , and familiar objects appear visionary . 
1 as 2 yet
2 yet 3 ,
3 , 4 nature
3 , 8 awake
4 nature 5 is
6 but 7 half
7 half 8 awake
8 awake 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 11 familiar
11 familiar 12 objects
11 familiar 15 .
12 objects 13 appear
12 objects 14 visionary
13 appear 14 visionary

the morn breathes upon them and blushes , and they forget how wearily [the] darkness toiled away . 
1 the 4 upon
2 morn 3 breathes
2 morn 4 upon
4 upon 7 blushes
5 them 6 and
6 and 7 blushes
7 blushes 13 wearily
8 , 9 and
8 , 10 they
10 they 11 forget
11 forget 12 how
11 forget 13 wearily
13 wearily 15 darkness
15 darkness 16 toiled
15 darkness 18 .
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 3 man
1 the 5 eastward
2 old 3 man
3 man 4 looks
4 looks 5 eastward
5 eastward 8 (
7 and 8 (
8 ( 18 of
9 for 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 12 a
12 a 13 moralizer
13 moralizer 14 )
14 ) 16 a
14 ) 18 of
15 frames 16 a
16 a 17 simile
18 of 23 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 7 ,
2 the 3 world
3 world 4 is
4 is 6 itself
6 itself 7 ,
7 , 16 our
8 we 9 may
8 we 11 slightly
9 may 10 glance
11 slightly 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 scene
13 the 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
1 beneath 5 a
3 window 5 a
4 is 5 a
5 a 11 a
6 wooden 7 bench
7 bench 10 which
7 bench 11 a
8 , 10 which
11 a 13 succession
11 a 16 wayfarers
12 long 13 succession
13 succession 14 of
14 of 15 weary
14 of 16 wayfarers
16 wayfarers 19 themselves
17 have 18 reposed
18 reposed 19 themselves
19 themselves 20 .

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

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

frequent , now , are the travellers . 
1 frequent 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 are
5 are 7 travellers
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 5 chaise
2 bottom 3 of
3 of 4 the
5 chaise 7 heaped
7 heaped 8 with
7 heaped 9 multifarious
9 multifarious 14 and
10 bandboxes 11 and
10 bandboxes 12 carpet-bags
10 bandboxes 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 beneath
15 beneath 16 the
15 beneath 20 leathern
16 the 18 swings
17 axle 18 swings
18 swings 19 a
20 leathern 23 with
20 leathern 27 .
21 trunk 22 dusty
22 dusty 23 with
23 with 24 yesterday
25 's 26 journey
25 's 27 .

luckless [wight] , doomed , through a whole summer day , to be the butt of mirth and mischief among the frolicsome maidens ! 
1 luckless 3 ,
1 luckless 6 through
1 luckless 9 summer
4 doomed 5 ,
5 , 6 through
7 a 8 whole
8 whole 9 summer
9 summer 11 ,
9 summer 13 be
10 day 11 ,
12 to 13 be
13 be 15 butt
14 the 15 butt
15 butt 18 and
15 butt 20 among
16 of 17 mirth
17 mirth 18 and
18 and 19 mischief
20 among 22 frolicsome
21 the 22 frolicsome
22 frolicsome 23 maidens
23 maidens 24 !

the vinegar-faced traveller proves to be a manufacturer of pickles . 
1 the 3 traveller
2 vinegar-faced 3 traveller
3 traveller 4 proves
4 proves 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 8 manufacturer
7 a 8 manufacturer
8 manufacturer 10 pickles
9 of 10 pickles
10 pickles 11 .

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

see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 
1 see 4 a
2 there 3 ,
2 there 4 a
4 a 5 man
5 man 6 trundling
6 trundling 7 a
6 trundling 8 wheelbarrow-load
7 a 8 wheelbarrow-load
8 wheelbarrow-load 10 lobsters
9 of 10 lobsters
10 lobsters 11 .

but let all these pay their toll and pass . 
1 but 2 let
2 let 3 all
3 all 4 these
4 these 5 pay
5 pay 6 their
6 their 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 5 cheek
2 methinks 4 blushing
3 her 4 blushing
4 blushing 5 cheek
5 cheek 6 burns
6 burns 7 through
7 through 9 snowy
8 the 9 snowy
9 snowy 10 veil
9 snowy 11 .
10 veil 11 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

meanwhile , [on] both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume . 
1 meanwhile 2 ,
1 meanwhile 6 of
2 , 4 both
4 both 5 sides
6 of 7 the
6 of 10 a
7 the 8 chasm
8 chasm 9 ,
10 a 13 impatient
11 throng 12 of
11 throng 13 impatient
13 impatient 14 travellers
14 travellers 15 fret
14 travellers 18 .
15 fret 16 and
15 fret 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
1 and 5 haughtiest
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 the
5 haughtiest 7 us
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 11 ephemeral
10 the 11 ephemeral
11 ephemeral 14 a
12 aristocrats 13 of
12 aristocrats 14 a
14 a 15 summer
15 summer 18 ?
16 's 17 day
17 day 18 ?

here a [frenchman] , with a hand-organ on his shoulder ; and there an itinerant [swiss] jeweller . 
1 here 2 a
1 here 10 shoulder
2 a 6 a
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 7 hand-organ
7 hand-organ 9 his
8 on 9 his
10 shoulder 14 an
10 shoulder 15 itinerant
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 there
13 there 14 an
15 itinerant 18 .
17 jeweller 18 .

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

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

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

the horses now tramp heavily along the bridge , and wistfully bethink [them] of their stables . 
1 the 2 horses
1 the 8 bridge
2 horses 3 now
2 horses 6 along
3 now 5 heavily
4 tramp 5 heavily
6 along 7 the
6 along 8 bridge
8 bridge 9 ,
8 bridge 12 bethink
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 wistfully
12 bethink 16 stables
12 bethink 17 .
14 of 15 their
15 their 16 stables

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [toll] [gatherer] 's [day] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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