[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [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 3 the 4 loftiest 3 the 5 window 5 window 6 gleams 6 gleams 9 now 6 gleams 11 lower the carved framework of the portal is [marked] strongly out [.] 1 the 3 framework 2 carved 3 framework 3 framework 4 of 3 framework 7 is 4 of 6 portal 5 the 6 portal 7 is 9 strongly 7 is 10 out methinks [,] though the same sun brightens it every [fair] morning [,] [yet] [the] [steeple] [has] [a] [peculiar] [robe] [of] [brightness] [for] [the] [sabbath] [.] 1 methinks 6 sun 3 though 6 sun 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 sun 6 sun 7 brightens 7 brightens 8 it 7 brightens 11 morning 9 every 11 morning by dwelling near a church , a person soon contracts an attachment for the edifice [.] 1 by 2 dwelling 1 by 6 , 1 by 8 person 2 dwelling 3 near 3 near 5 church 4 a 5 church 7 a 8 person 8 person 10 contracts 9 soon 10 contracts 10 contracts 12 attachment 10 contracts 13 for 11 an 12 attachment 12 attachment 13 for 13 for 15 edifice 14 the 15 edifice but the steeple stands foremost , in our thoughts , as well as locally [.] 1 but 3 steeple 1 but 4 stands 2 the 3 steeple 3 steeple 4 stands 4 stands 5 foremost 5 foremost 7 in 5 foremost 11 as 5 foremost 14 locally 6 , 7 in 7 in 9 thoughts 7 in 10 , 8 our 9 thoughts 11 as 12 well 13 as 14 locally a glance at the body of the church deepens this impression [.] 1 a 2 glance 2 glance 3 at 2 glance 9 deepens 3 at 5 body 4 the 5 body 5 body 6 of 6 of 8 church 7 the 8 church 9 deepens 11 impression 10 this 11 impression time , [where] man lives [not] [,] [what] [is] [it] [but] [eternity] [?] 1 time 2 , 2 , 4 man 4 man 5 lives we will say more of this , hereafter [.] 1 we 2 will 2 will 3 say 3 say 6 this 3 say 8 hereafter 4 more 5 of 4 more 6 this 5 of 6 this 7 , 8 hereafter many have fancied so [.] 1 many 2 have 2 have 3 fancied 3 fancied 4 so and [ever] let [me] [recognize] it [!] 1 and 3 let 3 let 6 it some illusions [,] and this among them [,] are the shadows of great truths [.] 1 some 2 illusions 2 illusions 4 and 4 and 5 this 4 and 6 among 4 and 9 are 6 among 7 them 9 are 11 shadows 10 the 11 shadows 11 shadows 12 of 12 of 14 truths 13 great 14 truths if it have gone astray , [it] will return again [.] 1 if 2 it 2 it 6 , 3 have 4 gone 3 have 6 , 4 gone 5 astray 6 , 8 will 8 will 9 return 9 return 10 again [i] [love] [to] [spend] [such] [pleasant] [sabbaths] [,] [from] [morning] [till] [night] [,] [behind] [the] [curtain] [of] [my] [open] [window] [.] are they [spent] amiss [?] 1 are 2 they 1 are 4 amiss my heart , perhaps , has [not] such holy , [nor] [,] [i] [would] fain trust , such impious potency [.] 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 6 has 3 , 4 perhaps 4 perhaps 5 , 4 perhaps 6 has 6 has 16 trust 8 such 16 trust 9 holy 10 , 9 holy 15 fain 15 fain 16 trust 16 trust 20 potency 17 , 20 potency 18 such 20 potency 19 impious 20 potency but [i] [am] there , [even] [before] my friend , [the] [sexton] [.] 1 but 4 there 1 but 5 , 5 , 8 my 8 my 9 friend 9 friend 10 , [how] [glad] [,] [yet] [solemn] [too] [!] 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 1 all 3 steeples 1 all 6 are 2 the 3 steeples 3 steeples 5 town 4 in 5 town 6 are 7 talking 7 talking 8 together 7 talking 11 in 7 talking 21 while 9 , 11 in 11 in 16 and 11 in 20 , 12 the 14 air 13 sunny 14 air 14 air 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 rejoicing 16 and 18 among 18 among 19 themselves 21 while 23 spires 21 while 24 point 22 their 23 spires 23 spires 24 point 24 point 25 heavenward meantime , [here] [are] [the] [children] [assembling] [to] [the] [sabbath] [school] [,] [which] [is] [kept] [somewhere] [within] [the] [church] [.] 1 meantime 2 , or [i] [might] [compare] [them] [to] [cherubs] [,] [haunting] that [holy] [place] [.] 1 or 10 that about a quarter of an hour before the second ringing of the bell , individuals of the congregation begin to appear [.] 1 about 3 quarter 2 a 3 quarter 3 quarter 4 of 3 quarter 11 of 3 quarter 16 of 3 quarter 19 begin 4 of 7 before 5 an 6 hour 6 hour 7 before 7 before 9 second 8 the 9 second 9 second 10 ringing 11 of 14 , 12 the 13 bell 13 bell 14 , 14 , 15 individuals 16 of 18 congregation 17 the 18 congregation 19 begin 20 to 19 begin 21 appear 20 to 21 appear would that [the] [sabbath] [came] [twice] [as] [often] [,] [for] [the] [sake] [of] [that] [sorrowful] [old] [soul] [!] 1 would 2 that i sometimes fancy [that] the old woman [is] [the] [happier] of the two [.] 1 i 3 fancy 2 sometimes 3 fancy 3 fancy 7 woman 5 the 7 woman 6 old 7 woman 7 woman 11 of 11 of 13 two 12 the 13 two those pretty girls [!] 1 those 3 girls 2 pretty 3 girls why will they disturb my pious meditations [!] 1 why 2 will 2 will 3 they 2 will 4 disturb 4 disturb 7 meditations 5 my 7 meditations 6 pious 7 meditations were [i] the minister himself , [i] [must] [needs] look [.] 1 were 4 minister 1 were 5 himself 1 were 6 , 3 the 4 minister 6 , 10 look the greater part [,] [however] [,] [have] [adopted] [a] [milder] [cheerfulness] [of] [hue] [.] 1 the 3 part 2 greater 3 part a white stocking is infinitely more effective than a black one [.] 1 a 2 white 2 white 3 stocking 2 white 4 is 4 is 7 effective 5 infinitely 6 more 6 more 7 effective 7 effective 8 than 8 than 11 one 9 a 11 one 10 black 11 one here comes the clergyman , slow and solemn , in severe simplicity , needing no black silk gown to denote his office [.] 1 here 2 comes 2 comes 4 clergyman 3 the 4 clergyman 4 clergyman 7 and 4 clergyman 14 needing 5 , 7 and 6 slow 7 and 7 and 8 solemn 7 and 13 , 8 solemn 10 in 9 , 10 in 10 in 12 simplicity 10 in 13 , 11 severe 12 simplicity 13 , 14 needing 14 needing 18 gown 14 needing 19 to 15 no 18 gown 16 black 17 silk 17 silk 18 gown 19 to 20 denote 20 denote 22 office 21 his 22 office his aspect claims my reverence , but cannot win my love [.] 1 his 2 aspect 2 aspect 7 but 3 claims 5 reverence 3 claims 7 but 4 my 5 reverence 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 cannot 8 cannot 9 win 9 win 11 love 10 my 11 love by middle age , or sooner , [the] creed [has] [generally] [wrought] [upon] [the] [heart] [,] [or] [been] [a-tempered] [by] [it] [.] 1 by 5 or 2 middle 3 age 3 age 5 or 4 , 5 or 5 or 9 creed 6 sooner 7 , 6 sooner 9 creed 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 3 minister 1 as 4 passes 1 as 20 murmur 2 the 3 minister 3 minister 4 passes 4 passes 5 into 4 passes 16 and 5 into 7 church 6 the 7 church 7 church 10 bell 7 church 11 holds 9 the 10 bell 10 bell 11 holds 12 its 14 tongue 13 iron 14 tongue 14 tongue 16 and 16 and 17 all 18 the 20 murmur 19 low 20 murmur 20 murmur 21 of 20 murmur 24 dies 21 of 23 congregation 22 the 23 congregation 24 dies 25 away [o] [,] [i] [ought] [to] [have] [gone] [to] [church] [!] [the] [hustle] [of] [the] [rising] [congregation] [reaches] [my] [ears] [.] 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 " [lord] [,] [look] [down] [upon] [me] [in] [mercy] [!] " 1 " 11 " with [that] [sentiment] [gushing] [from] [my] [soul] [,] [might] [i] [not] [leave] all the rest [to] [him] [?] 1 with 13 all 13 all 14 the 13 all 15 rest 14 the 15 rest [hark] [!] [the] [hymn] [.] at this distance , it thrills through my frame , and plays upon my heartstrings , with a pleasure both of the sense and spirit [.] 1 at 3 distance 1 at 4 , 1 at 5 it 2 this 3 distance 5 it 11 and 6 thrills 7 through 6 thrills 11 and 7 through 9 frame 8 my 9 frame 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 plays 11 and 13 upon 13 upon 15 heartstrings 14 my 15 heartstrings 15 heartstrings 17 with 16 , 17 with 17 with 19 pleasure 17 with 20 both 18 a 19 pleasure 20 both 21 of 21 of 24 and 22 the 23 sense 23 sense 24 and 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 4 misfortune 2 is 6 to 3 my 4 misfortune 5 seldom 6 to 6 to 16 but 7 fructify 9 in 7 fructify 14 by 7 fructify 16 but 8 , 9 in 9 in 12 way 9 in 13 , 10 a 11 regular 10 a 12 way 11 regular 12 way 14 by 15 any 16 but 17 printed 17 printed 18 sermons i , their sole auditor , cannot always understand them [.] 1 i 5 auditor 1 i 7 cannot 2 , 5 auditor 3 their 4 sole 3 their 5 auditor 5 auditor 6 , 7 cannot 9 understand 8 always 9 understand 9 understand 10 them suppose that a few hours have passed , and behold me still behind my curtain , just before the close of the afternoon service [.] 1 suppose 2 that 2 that 5 hours 2 that 9 and 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 hours 5 hours 9 and 6 have 7 passed 6 have 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 behold 10 behold 12 still 10 behold 13 behind 11 me 12 still 12 still 13 behind 13 behind 15 curtain 14 my 15 curtain 15 curtain 17 just 16 , 17 just 17 just 18 before 18 before 20 close 19 the 20 close 20 close 21 of 21 of 24 service 22 the 24 service 23 afternoon 24 service the hour-hand on the dial has passed beyond four o'clock [.] 1 the 2 hour-hand 2 hour-hand 3 on 2 hour-hand 6 has 3 on 5 dial 4 the 5 dial 6 has 7 passed 7 passed 8 beyond 8 beyond 10 o'clock 9 four 10 o'clock around the church-door all is solitude , and an impenetrable obscurity beyond the threshold [.] 1 around 3 church-door 1 around 4 all 2 the 3 church-door 4 all 5 is 5 is 8 and 5 is 12 beyond 6 solitude 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 obscurity 8 and 12 beyond 9 an 10 impenetrable 9 an 11 obscurity 10 impenetrable 11 obscurity 12 beyond 14 threshold 13 the 14 threshold a commotion is heard [.] 1 a 2 commotion 2 commotion 3 is 3 is 4 heard this instantaneous outbreak of life into loneliness is one of the pleasantest scenes of the day [.] 1 this 3 outbreak 2 instantaneous 3 outbreak 3 outbreak 4 of 3 outbreak 8 is 4 of 5 life 5 life 6 into 6 into 7 loneliness 8 is 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 13 scenes 11 the 12 pleasantest 11 the 13 scenes 13 scenes 14 of 14 of 16 day 15 the 16 day i have taken a great liking to those black silk pantaloons [.] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 taken 3 taken 6 liking 3 taken 7 to 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 liking 5 great 6 liking 6 liking 7 to 7 to 11 pantaloons 8 those 11 pantaloons 9 black 10 silk 10 silk 11 pantaloons the [sabbath] [eve] is [the] [eve] [of] [love] [.] 1 the 4 is at length , the whole congregation is dispersed [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 3 , 1 at 6 congregation 4 the 6 congregation 5 whole 6 congregation 6 congregation 7 is 7 is 8 dispersed poor souls [!] 1 poor 2 souls to [them] the most captivating picture [of] bliss in heaven is " there we shall be white [!] ["] 1 to 4 most 1 to 16 be 3 the 4 most 4 most 5 captivating 4 most 11 is 5 captivating 8 bliss 5 captivating 9 in 5 captivating 11 is 6 picture 8 bliss 8 bliss 9 in 9 in 10 heaven 11 is 12 " 11 is 13 there 14 we 15 shall 15 shall 16 be 16 be 17 white all is solitude again [.] 1 all 2 is 2 is 3 solitude 2 is 4 again who are the choristers [?] 1 who 2 are 2 are 4 choristers 3 the 4 choristers on the wings of that rich melody they were borne upward [.] 1 on 3 wings 1 on 8 they 2 the 3 wings 3 wings 4 of 4 of 7 melody 5 that 6 rich 6 rich 7 melody 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 borne 10 borne 11 upward this [,] [gentle] [reader] [,] is [merely] [a] [flight] of [poetry] [.] 1 this 6 is 6 is 10 of yet , it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains [.] 1 yet 2 , 1 yet 3 it 3 it 4 lifted 4 lifted 6 soul 5 my 6 soul 6 soul 7 higher 7 higher 8 than 8 than 9 all 9 all 10 their 9 all 12 strains 10 their 12 strains 11 former 12 strains they are [gone] [,] the sons and daughters of [music] , and [the] [gray] [sexton] is just [closing] [the] [portal] [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 7 and 5 the 6 sons 6 sons 7 and 7 and 8 daughters 7 and 9 of 9 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 is 16 is 17 just [o] [,] [but] [the] [church] [is] [a] [symbol] [of] [religion] [!] there is a moral , and a religion too [,] [even] [in] [the] [silent] [walls] [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 6 and 2 is 9 too 3 a 4 moral 4 moral 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 religion 7 a 8 religion and may the steeple still point heavenward , and be [decked] [with] [the] [hallowed] [sunshine] [of] [the] [sabbath] [morn] [!] 1 and 2 may 1 and 9 and 2 may 4 steeple 2 may 9 and 3 the 4 steeple 5 still 6 point 6 point 7 heavenward 6 point 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 be end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [sunday] [at] [home] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] , [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 19 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 19 ,