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

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 7 white
2 cloud-spirits 8 mantle
5 weaving 6 her
8 mantle 9 .

thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 
1 thus 2 gradually
2 gradually 3 ,
2 gradually 8 influences
4 by 7 stealthy
5 silent 7 stealthy
6 and 7 stealthy
7 stealthy 8 influences
8 influences 9 ,
8 influences 10 are
8 influences 11 great
8 influences 13 wrought
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 3 likewise
2 , 3 likewise
3 likewise 4 ,
3 likewise 6 lose
5 shall 6 lose
6 lose 7 sight
7 sight 8 of
7 sight 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
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 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 17 pen
15 down 16 ,
17 pen 23 fireside
18 in 19 hand
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 2 our
2 our 3 brief
2 our 17 enjoyment
3 brief 4 summer
5 , 7 do
7 do 8 not
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
14 in 15 the
16 vague 17 enjoyment
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
2 transitory 6 they
2 transitory 8 least
5 , 6 they
7 at 8 least
8 least 12 darksome
9 shine 12 darksome
10 amid 12 darksome
11 the 12 darksome
12 darksome 13 shadow
12 darksome 14 which
12 darksome 16 clouds
15 the 16 clouds
16 clouds 17 of
16 clouds 19 outward
17 of 18 the
19 outward 21 fling
20 sky 21 fling
21 fling 22 through
21 fling 24 room
22 through 23 the
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
4 forth 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 see
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
17 done 18 .

slow and sure ! 
1 slow 2 and
1 slow 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 6 perchance
3 the 4 day
4 day 6 perchance
5 , 6 perchance
6 perchance 7 the
6 perchance 8 week
6 perchance 10 before
6 perchance 14 may
8 week 9 ,
10 before 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and

very sad are the flower shrubs in midwinter ! 
1 very 2 sad
2 sad 8 midwinter
3 are 8 midwinter
4 the 5 flower
5 flower 6 shrubs
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
1 the 14 eddying
2 roofs 3 of
4 the 5 houses
4 the 14 eddying
5 houses 6 are
5 houses 7 now
8 all 14 eddying
9 white 14 eddying
10 , 11 save
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
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 21 in
21 in 22 the

it is a snow-battle of school-boys . 
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
6 school-boys 7 .

what [pitched] [battles] [,] [worthy] [to] [be] [chanted] [in] [homeric] [strains] ! 
1 what 12 !

what storming of fortresses , built all of massive snowblocks ! 
1 what 2 storming
2 storming 4 fortresses
3 of 4 fortresses
4 fortresses 5 ,
4 fortresses 6 built
4 fortresses 7 all
4 fortresses 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 3 of
2 feats 5 prowess
4 individual 5 prowess
5 prowess 6 ,
5 prowess 8 embodied
7 and 8 embodied
8 embodied 9 onsets
9 onsets 10 of
9 onsets 11 martial
11 martial 12 enthusiasm
11 martial 13 !

who reared it ? 
1 who 2 reared
2 reared 3 it
2 reared 4 ?

and what means it ? " 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 means
2 what 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 8 monument
6 a 7 battle
7 battle 8 monument
8 monument 10 provoked
9 has 10 provoked
10 provoked 11 these
10 provoked 12 questions
10 provoked 14 when
10 provoked 15 none
10 provoked 17 answer
12 questions 13 ,
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

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 5 if
1 and 9 the
9 the 24 next
17 , 20 the
20 the 24 next
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 next
24 next 25 page
25 page 26 .

how does [winter] [herald] [his] [approach] ? 
1 how 2 does
2 does 7 ?

it is [stern] [winter] 's [vesture] [.] 
1 it 2 is
1 it 5 's

it [is] [the] [voice] [of] [winter] ; and when [parents] [and] [children] [bear] it , [they] [shudder] [and] [exclaim] , " [winter] is [come] ! 
1 it 7 ;
1 it 23 is
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 when
14 it 15 ,
14 it 23 is
15 , 21 "
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 3 lies
2 he 3 lies

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
2 strides 4 tyrant
4 tyrant 5 over
4 tyrant 7 rushing
5 over 6 the
7 rushing 8 rivers
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 16 rock
11 lakes 17 beneath
14 turn 15 to
17 beneath 19 footsteps
18 his 19 footsteps
19 footsteps 20 .

[his] [dreary] [empire] [is] [established] [;] [all] [around] [stretches] [the] [desolation] [of] [the] [pole] [.] 

such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly . 
1 such 2 fantasies
2 fantasies 4 intermixed
3 , 4 intermixed
4 intermixed 5 among
4 intermixed 6 graver
6 graver 7 toils
7 toils 8 of
7 toils 9 mind
7 toils 12 made
7 toils 16 day
9 mind 10 ,
11 have 12 made
13 the 14 winter
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 3 window-sill
2 the 3 window-sill
3 window-sill 4 ,
3 window-sill 5 there
3 window-sill 8 layer
5 there 6 is
7 a 8 layer
8 layer 9 of
8 layer 10 snow
8 layer 12 reaching
11 , 12 reaching
12 reaching 13 half-way
12 reaching 17 pane
13 half-way 14 up
15 the 16 lowest
16 lowest 17 pane
17 pane 18 of
17 pane 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 6 laden
5 , 6 laden
6 laden 7 with
6 laden 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
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 4 equipage
3 dismal 4 equipage
4 equipage 5 now
4 equipage 6 struggles
6 struggles 7 along
6 struggles 9 uneven
8 the 9 uneven
9 uneven 10 street
9 uneven 11 ?

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed . 
1 a 2 sable
1 a 16 storm
2 sable 3 hearse
3 hearse 5 bestrewn
4 , 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 6 with
5 bestrewn 7 snow
5 bestrewn 9 is
5 bestrewn 10 bearing
5 bestrewn 12 dead
7 snow 8 ,
10 bearing 11 a
12 dead 13 man
14 through 15 the
14 through 16 storm
16 storm 19 frozen
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 ,
1 o 24 !

alas ! 
1 alas 2 !

i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate . 
1 i 5 think
2 shiver 3 ,
2 shiver 5 think
3 , 4 and
5 think 6 it
5 think 10 disconsolate
7 time 10 disconsolate
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 2 do
1 where 3 they
1 where 12 ?
3 they 4 build
4 build 6 nests
5 their 6 nests
6 nests 9 seek
6 nests 11 food
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 seek
10 their 11 food

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 11 yet
10 ; 11 yet
11 yet 16 cheered
12 my 13 spirit
13 spirit 16 cheered
14 has 15 been
15 been 16 cheered
16 cheered 17 by
16 cheered 22 snow-birds
18 that 22 snow-birds
19 wandering 22 snow-birds
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]