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[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 10 a
5 , 6 in
6 in 7 good
7 good 8 earnest
8 earnest 9 ,
9 , 10 a
10 a 12 storm
11 wintry 12 storm
12 storm 13 .

the cloud-spirits are slowly weaving her white mantle . 
1 the 2 cloud-spirits
2 cloud-spirits 4 slowly
3 are 4 slowly
4 slowly 5 weaving
5 weaving 7 white
5 weaving 8 mantle
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
1 thus 6 and
2 gradually 5 silent
3 , 4 by
4 by 5 silent
6 and 7 stealthy
7 stealthy 11 great
8 influences 9 ,
9 , 10 are
10 are 11 great
11 great 12 changes
12 changes 13 wrought
12 changes 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 4 ,
3 likewise 6 lose
6 lose 7 sight
6 lose 15 and
7 sight 9 our
8 of 9 our
9 our 12 familiar
10 mother 12 familiar
11 's 12 familiar
12 familiar 13 visage
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 must
16 must 17 content
17 content 24 .
18 ourselves 19 with
19 with 20 looking
20 looking 23 oftener
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 ,
1 now 3 leaving
3 leaving 6 to
5 storm 6 to
6 to 9 appointed
7 do 8 his
7 do 9 appointed
9 appointed 15 down
10 office 11 ,
10 office 12 let
11 , 12 let
12 let 13 us
13 us 14 sit
13 us 15 down
15 down 17 pen
16 , 17 pen
17 pen 19 hand
18 in 19 hand
19 hand 20 ,
20 , 23 fireside
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
1 in 3 brief
3 brief 4 summer
4 summer 5 ,
4 summer 10 ,
5 , 7 do
7 do 8 not
9 think 10 ,
10 , 16 vague
11 but 12 only
12 only 13 exist
13 exist 14 in
14 in 15 the
14 in 16 vague
16 vague 18 of
17 enjoyment 18 of
18 of 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
1 however 5 ,
2 transitory 3 their
5 , 6 they
6 they 10 amid
6 they 13 shadow
7 at 8 least
8 least 9 shine
8 least 10 amid
11 the 12 darksome
12 darksome 13 shadow
13 shadow 19 outward
14 which 15 the
14 which 16 clouds
15 the 16 clouds
16 clouds 17 of
17 of 18 the
17 of 19 outward
18 the 19 outward
19 outward 21 fling
20 sky 21 fling
21 fling 22 through
22 through 25 .
23 the 24 room
23 the 25 .

now look we forth again , and see how much of his task the storm-spirit has done . 
1 now 5 again
1 now 7 and
2 look 3 we
3 we 4 forth
4 forth 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 14 the
9 how 10 much
10 much 11 of
11 of 13 task
11 of 14 the
12 his 13 task
14 the 15 storm-spirit
15 storm-spirit 18 .
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
1 he 8 week
2 has 4 day
3 the 4 day
4 day 5 ,
4 day 6 perchance
6 perchance 7 the
8 week 13 and
9 , 13 and
10 before 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 take
14 may 15 take
15 take 17 own
16 his 17 own
17 own 19 to
18 time 19 to
19 to 20 accomplish
20 accomplish 22 's
20 accomplish 25 snow
23 burial 24 in
24 in 25 snow
25 snow 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
6 shrubs 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 5 houses
4 the 5 houses
5 houses 10 ,
5 houses 11 save
6 are 9 white
7 now 8 all
8 all 9 white
9 white 10 ,
11 save 12 where
11 save 16 has
12 where 14 eddying
13 the 14 eddying
15 wind 16 has
16 has 19 bare
17 kept 18 them
17 kept 19 bare
19 bare 20 at
20 at 22 bleak
21 the 22 bleak
22 bleak 24 .
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
1 look 5 street
2 next 3 into
2 next 4 the
4 the 5 street
5 street 6 ,
5 street 12 amusing
6 , 7 where
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 seen
9 have 11 an
11 an 12 amusing
12 amusing 18 those
12 amusing 19 fancied
13 parallel 14 to
13 parallel 16 combat
14 to 15 the
16 combat 17 of
17 of 18 those
19 fancied 21 in
19 fancied 24 regions
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 upper
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 3 battles
2 pitched 3 battles
3 battles 4 ,
4 , 5 worthy
5 worthy 6 to
5 worthy 7 be
7 be 8 chanted
8 chanted 9 in
8 chanted 11 strains
11 strains 12 !

what storming of fortresses , built all of massive snowblocks ! 
1 what 2 storming
2 storming 3 of
2 storming 4 fortresses
4 fortresses 5 ,
4 fortresses 7 all
4 fortresses 9 massive
5 , 6 built
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 4 individual
2 feats 5 prowess
3 of 4 individual
5 prowess 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 onsets
8 embodied 9 onsets
9 onsets 11 martial
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 8 monument
2 shattered 3 pedestal
3 pedestal 4 of
4 of 7 battle
6 a 7 battle
7 battle 8 monument
8 monument 9 has
8 monument 11 these
9 has 10 provoked
11 these 15 none
12 questions 13 ,
12 questions 15 none
13 , 14 when
15 none 17 answer
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
1 would 5 me
2 it 3 might
3 might 4 inspire
5 me 6 to
6 to 7 sketch
7 sketch 8 out
8 out 10 personification
9 the 10 personification
10 personification 12 a
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 5 if
3 idea 4 ,
3 idea 5 if
5 if 16 fancy
7 can 8 seize
8 seize 9 the
8 seize 10 snow-wreathed
10 snow-wreathed 12 that
10 snow-wreathed 13 flit
11 figures 12 that
13 flit 15 my
14 before 15 my
15 my 16 fancy
16 fancy 18 shall
17 , 18 shall
18 shall 19 be
18 shall 21 theme
19 be 20 the
21 theme 25 page
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 next
23 the 25 page
25 page 26 .

how does [winter] herald his approach ? 
1 how 2 does
2 does 6 approach
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
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 voice
3 the 10 parents
4 voice 5 of
7 ; 8 and
7 ; 10 parents
8 and 9 when
10 parents 17 shudder
11 and 12 children
12 children 13 bear
13 bear 14 it
14 it 15 ,
15 , 16 they
16 they 17 shudder
17 shudder 19 exclaim
18 and 19 exclaim
19 exclaim 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 23 is
23 is 24 come
24 come 25 !

cold [winter] has begun his reign already ! " 
1 cold 3 has
3 has 4 begun
4 begun 6 reign
5 his 6 reign
6 reign 7 already
7 already 8 !
8 ! 9 "

there he lies stark and stiff , a human shape of ice , on the spot where [winter] overtook him . 
1 there 4 stark
1 there 10 shape
2 he 3 lies
3 lies 4 stark
4 stark 6 stiff
5 and 6 stiff
7 , 8 a
8 a 9 human
8 a 10 shape
10 shape 16 spot
11 of 12 ice
12 ice 13 ,
13 , 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 spot
16 spot 17 where
17 where 19 overtook
17 where 21 .
20 him 21 .

on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes [,] which turn to rock beneath his footsteps . 
1 on 3 the
1 on 6 the
2 strides 3 the
4 tyrant 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 rushing
7 rushing 8 rivers
7 rushing 13 which
8 rivers 10 broad
8 rivers 11 lakes
9 and 10 broad
13 which 16 rock
14 turn 15 to
15 to 16 rock
16 rock 17 beneath
17 beneath 20 .
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
3 empire 11 desolation
5 established 6 ;
5 established 9 stretches
7 all 8 around
8 around 9 stretches
9 stretches 10 the
9 stretches 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 5 among
2 fantasies 3 ,
2 fantasies 5 among
3 , 4 intermixed
5 among 8 of
6 graver 7 toils
7 toils 8 of
8 of 13 the
9 mind 10 ,
10 , 12 made
12 made 13 the
13 the 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
1 on 8 layer
2 the 3 window-sill
3 window-sill 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 is
8 layer 11 ,
9 of 10 snow
10 snow 11 ,
11 , 12 reaching
12 reaching 17 pane
13 half-way 14 up
14 up 15 the
14 up 17 pane
15 the 16 lowest
17 pane 19 glass
18 of 19 glass
19 glass 20 .

the garden is one unbroken bed . 
1 the 2 garden
2 garden 3 is
2 garden 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 8 wood
3 a 4 sledge
3 a 8 wood
4 sledge 5 ,
4 sledge 6 laden
6 laden 7 with
8 wood 10 some
8 wood 14 whom
9 for 10 some
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
12 housekeeper 13 ,
12 housekeeper 14 whom
14 whom 16 has
14 whom 21 hearth
15 winter 16 has
17 surprised 18 at
17 surprised 21 hearth
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 4 equipage
2 what 3 dismal
3 dismal 4 equipage
4 equipage 7 along
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 5 bestrewn
3 hearse 4 ,
4 , 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 7 snow
5 bestrewn 12 dead
6 with 7 snow
7 snow 8 ,
8 , 9 is
10 bearing 11 a
10 bearing 12 dead
11 a 12 dead
12 dead 13 man
13 man 21 .
14 through 15 the
15 the 16 storm
15 the 19 frozen
16 storm 17 to
17 to 18 his
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 8 in
2 , 4 dreary
3 how 4 dreary
4 dreary 6 a
5 is 6 a
6 a 7 burial
8 in 12 the
8 in 13 bosom
9 winter 10 ,
10 , 11 when
11 when 12 the
12 the 13 bosom
13 bosom 14 of
13 bosom 19 warmth
17 has 18 no
18 no 19 warmth
19 warmth 23 child
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
1 i 5 think
2 shiver 3 ,
3 , 4 and
5 think 8 to
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 6 nests
2 do 3 they
3 they 4 build
3 they 5 their
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 4 whence
1 i 16 cheered
2 know 3 not
2 know 4 whence
4 whence 9 why
5 they 6 come
6 come 7 ,
7 , 8 nor
8 nor 9 why
9 why 11 yet
10 ; 11 yet
11 yet 13 spirit
12 my 13 spirit
13 spirit 15 been
14 has 15 been
16 cheered 17 by
16 cheered 20 flock
18 that 19 wandering
19 wandering 20 flock
20 flock 23 .
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] 
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