produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [twice] [told] [tales] [little] [annie's] [ramble] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] [ding-dong] [!] ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! let me listen too . 1 let 2 me 2 me 3 listen 3 listen 4 too 4 too 5 . perhaps little [annie] would like to go . 1 perhaps 2 little 1 perhaps 5 like 4 would 5 like 5 like 7 go 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 . little [annie] shall take a ramble with me . 1 little 3 shall 3 shall 4 take 4 take 5 a 5 a 6 ramble 6 ramble 7 with 7 with 8 me 8 me 9 . see ! 1 see 2 ! smooth back your brown curls , [annie] ; and let me tie on your bonnet , and we will set forth ! 1 smooth 10 let 1 smooth 11 me 2 back 3 your 3 your 4 brown 3 your 6 , 4 brown 5 curls 6 , 10 let 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 let 11 me 18 we 12 tie 13 on 12 tie 16 , 14 your 15 bonnet 14 your 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 we 18 we 20 set 19 will 20 set 20 set 21 forth 21 forth 22 ! what a strange couple to go on their rambles together ! 1 what 2 a 1 what 3 strange 3 strange 4 couple 3 strange 6 go 4 couple 5 to 5 to 6 go 6 go 9 rambles 7 on 8 their 8 their 9 rambles 9 rambles 10 together 10 together 11 ! yet there is sympathy between us . 1 yet 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 sympathy 3 is 4 sympathy 4 sympathy 5 between 5 between 6 us 6 us 7 . now we turn the corner . 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 turn 3 turn 4 the 4 the 5 corner 5 corner 6 . [hitherward] [,] [also] [,] [comes] [a] [man] [trundling] [a] [wheelbarrow] [along] [the] [pavement] [.] is not little [annie] afraid of such a tumult ? 1 is 2 not 2 not 5 afraid 3 little 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 such 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 tumult 9 tumult 10 ? now her eyes brighten with pleasure ! 1 now 2 her 2 her 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 brighten 4 brighten 5 with 5 with 6 pleasure 6 pleasure 7 ! who heeds the poor organ-grinder ? 1 who 2 heeds 2 heeds 3 the 3 the 4 poor 4 poor 5 organ-grinder 5 organ-grinder 6 ? but where would [annie] find a partner ? 1 but 2 where 2 where 3 would 3 would 5 find 5 find 6 a 6 a 7 partner 7 partner 8 ? it is a sad thought that [i] have chanced upon . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 a 3 a 5 thought 4 sad 5 thought 5 thought 6 that 6 that 8 have 8 have 9 chanced 9 chanced 10 upon 10 upon 11 . what a company of dancers should we be ! 1 what 2 a 1 what 3 company 3 company 4 of 4 of 5 dancers 5 dancers 6 should 6 should 8 be 7 we 8 be 8 be 9 ! for [i] , too , am a gentleman of sober footsteps , and therefore , little [annie] , let us walk sedately on . 1 for 8 gentleman 3 , 4 too 4 too 7 a 5 , 6 am 6 am 7 a 7 a 8 gentleman 8 gentleman 14 therefore 9 of 10 sober 9 of 11 footsteps 11 footsteps 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 therefore 14 therefore 21 walk 15 , 16 little 16 little 18 , 18 , 19 let 19 let 20 us 20 us 21 walk 21 walk 22 sedately 22 sedately 23 on 22 sedately 24 . it is a question [with] me , whether this giddy child , or my sage self , have most pleasure in looking at the shop-windows . 1 it 6 me 2 is 3 a 2 is 4 question 4 question 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 whether 8 whether 12 , 8 whether 15 sage 9 this 10 giddy 9 this 11 child 11 child 12 , 13 or 14 my 14 my 15 sage 15 sage 19 most 16 self 17 , 16 self 19 most 17 , 18 have 19 most 21 in 20 pleasure 21 in 21 in 22 looking 21 in 26 . 22 looking 23 at 23 at 24 the 24 the 25 shop-windows all that is bright and gay attracts us both . 1 all 2 that 1 all 3 is 3 is 4 bright 4 bright 5 and 5 and 6 gay 6 gay 8 us 7 attracts 8 us 8 us 9 both 9 both 10 . here is [a] shop to which the recollections of my boyhood , as well as present partialities , give a peculiar magic . 1 here 2 is 1 here 4 shop 4 shop 13 as 5 to 6 which 6 which 7 the 7 the 8 recollections 7 the 11 boyhood 8 recollections 9 of 9 of 10 my 11 boyhood 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 well 14 well 17 partialities 15 as 16 present 15 as 17 partialities 16 present 17 partialities 17 partialities 18 , 17 partialities 21 peculiar 18 , 19 give 19 give 20 a 21 peculiar 22 magic 21 peculiar 23 . here are pleasures [,] as some people would say , of a more exalted kind , in the window of a bookseller . 1 here 7 people 2 are 3 pleasures 3 pleasures 5 as 5 as 6 some 6 some 7 people 7 people 13 more 8 would 9 say 9 say 10 , 9 say 13 more 10 , 11 of 11 of 12 a 13 more 18 the 14 exalted 15 kind 15 kind 16 , 16 , 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 window 19 window 20 of 19 window 21 a 21 a 22 bookseller 22 bookseller 23 . is [annie] a literary lady ? 1 is 3 a 3 a 4 literary 4 literary 5 lady 5 lady 6 ? that would be very queer . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 . o , my stars ! 1 o 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 stars 4 stars 5 ! is this a toy-shop , or is it fairy-land ? 1 is 2 this 1 is 3 a 3 a 4 toy-shop 4 toy-shop 5 , 5 , 6 or 6 or 7 is 6 or 9 fairy-land 7 is 8 it 9 fairy-land 10 ? betwixt the king and queen should sit my little [annie] , the prettiest fairy of them all . 1 betwixt 6 should 1 betwixt 15 of 2 the 3 king 3 king 4 and 4 and 5 queen 4 and 6 should 7 sit 8 my 7 sit 13 prettiest 8 my 9 little 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 prettiest 13 prettiest 14 fairy 14 fairy 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 all 17 all 18 . here stands a turbaned [turk] , threatening us with his sabre , like an ugly heathen as he is . 1 here 3 a 1 here 14 an 2 stands 3 a 3 a 8 us 4 turbaned 6 , 4 turbaned 7 threatening 4 turbaned 8 us 9 with 10 his 10 his 11 sabre 11 sabre 12 , 11 sabre 14 an 12 , 13 like 14 an 15 ugly 15 ugly 18 he 15 ugly 20 . 16 heathen 17 as 17 as 18 he 19 is 20 . and next a [chinese] mandarin , who nods his head at [annie] and myself . 1 and 3 a 2 next 3 a 3 a 10 head 5 mandarin 6 , 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 nods 8 nods 9 his 8 nods 10 head 10 head 13 and 11 at 13 and 13 and 14 myself 14 myself 15 . but what cares [annie] for soldiers ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 cares 3 cares 5 for 5 for 6 soldiers 6 soldiers 7 ? this is the little girl 's true plaything . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 5 girl 4 little 5 girl 5 girl 6 's 5 girl 7 true 7 true 8 plaything 8 plaything 9 . little [annie] does not understand what [i] am saying , but looks wishfully at the proud lady in the window . 1 little 3 does 1 little 8 am 3 does 5 understand 4 not 5 understand 5 understand 6 what 8 am 10 , 9 saying 10 , 10 , 15 the 11 but 12 looks 12 looks 13 wishfully 13 wishfully 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 proud 16 proud 19 the 17 lady 18 in 17 lady 19 the 19 the 21 . 20 window 21 . we will invite her home with us as we return . 1 we 3 invite 1 we 4 her 2 will 3 invite 4 her 5 home 5 home 6 with 6 with 7 us 7 us 8 as 8 as 9 we 9 we 11 . 10 return 11 . meantime , good by , [dame] [doll] ! 1 meantime 2 , 1 meantime 5 , 2 , 3 good 3 good 4 by 5 , 8 ! come , little [annie] , we shall find toys enough , go where we may . 1 come 3 little 2 , 3 little 3 little 10 enough 5 , 6 we 6 we 7 shall 7 shall 8 find 7 shall 10 enough 8 find 9 toys 10 enough 12 go 11 , 12 go 12 go 14 we 13 where 14 we 14 we 15 may 15 may 16 . now we elbow our way among the throng again . 1 now 3 elbow 2 we 3 elbow 3 elbow 5 way 4 our 5 way 5 way 7 the 6 among 7 the 7 the 8 throng 8 throng 9 again 9 again 10 . look up , [annie] , at that canary-bird , hanging out of the window in his cage . 1 look 3 , 2 up 3 , 3 , 14 window 5 , 6 at 6 at 8 canary-bird 7 that 8 canary-bird 8 canary-bird 9 , 9 , 10 hanging 10 hanging 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 the 12 of 14 window 14 window 15 in 15 in 17 cage 16 his 17 cage 17 cage 18 . poor little fellow ! 1 poor 2 little 2 little 3 fellow 3 fellow 4 ! what a pity that he does not know how miserable he is ! 1 what 2 a 1 what 4 that 3 pity 4 that 4 that 6 does 4 that 7 not 5 he 6 does 7 not 8 know 8 know 9 how 9 how 10 miserable 9 how 11 he 11 he 12 is 12 is 13 ! there is a parrot , too , calling out , " [pretty] [poll] ! 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 parrot 4 parrot 5 , 4 parrot 8 calling 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 , 7 , 8 calling 8 calling 9 out 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 ! pretty [poll] ! " as we pass by . 1 pretty 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 as 5 as 6 we 5 as 9 . 6 we 7 pass 7 pass 8 by if she had said , " [pretty] [annie] , " there would have been some sense in it . 1 if 2 she 1 if 3 had 3 had 14 been 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 there 11 there 12 would 11 there 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 some 15 some 18 it 16 sense 17 in 17 in 18 it 18 it 19 . see [that] gray squirrel at the door of the fruit-shop , whirling round and round so merrily within his wire wheel ! 1 see 5 at 1 see 9 the 3 gray 4 squirrel 4 squirrel 5 at 5 at 7 door 6 the 7 door 7 door 8 of 9 the 10 fruit-shop 9 the 11 , 11 , 14 and 12 whirling 13 round 12 whirling 14 and 14 and 15 round 15 round 18 within 15 round 22 ! 16 so 17 merrily 16 so 18 within 19 his 20 wire 19 his 21 wheel 21 wheel 22 ! being condemned to the treadmill , he makes it an amusement . 1 being 2 condemned 1 being 5 treadmill 2 condemned 3 to 3 to 4 the 5 treadmill 6 , 5 treadmill 9 it 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 makes 9 it 10 an 10 an 11 amusement 11 amusement 12 . admirable philosophy ! 1 admirable 2 philosophy 2 philosophy 3 ! success to your search , [fidelity] ! 1 success 2 to 2 to 3 your 3 your 4 search 4 search 5 , 5 , 7 ! o sage puss , make room for me beside you , and we will be a pair of philosophers ! 1 o 7 for 1 o 8 me 2 sage 3 puss 2 sage 4 , 4 , 6 room 5 make 6 room 6 room 7 for 8 me 13 we 9 beside 10 you 9 beside 13 we 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 we 14 will 14 will 15 be 14 will 16 a 16 a 17 pair 16 a 20 ! 17 pair 18 of 18 of 19 philosophers here we see something to remind us of the town crier , and his ding-dong bell ! 1 here 6 remind 1 here 12 , 2 we 3 see 3 see 4 something 4 something 5 to 4 something 6 remind 5 to 6 remind 7 us 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 town 10 town 11 crier 10 town 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 ding-dong 15 ding-dong 16 bell 16 bell 17 ! but they are choosing neither a [king] nor a president ; else we should hear a most horrible snarling ! 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 are 2 they 6 a 3 are 4 choosing 5 neither 6 a 6 a 8 nor 8 nor 9 a 8 nor 18 horrible 9 a 14 should 10 president 11 ; 10 president 12 else 12 else 13 we 12 else 14 should 14 should 15 hear 15 hear 16 a 16 a 17 most 16 a 18 horrible 18 horrible 20 ! 19 snarling 20 ! annie returns the salute , much to the gratification of the elephant , who is certainly the best-bred [monster] in the caravan . 1 annie 9 gratification 1 annie 11 the 1 annie 18 best-bred 2 returns 3 the 2 returns 4 salute 4 salute 5 , 4 salute 6 much 5 , 6 much 6 much 7 to 6 much 9 gratification 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 gratification 9 gratification 10 of 11 the 12 elephant 11 the 13 , 12 elephant 13 , 13 , 16 certainly 14 who 15 is 14 who 16 certainly 17 the 18 best-bred 18 best-bred 20 in 18 best-bred 22 caravan 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 caravan 22 caravan 23 . the lion and the lioness are busy with two beef-bones . 1 the 3 and 2 lion 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 6 are 5 lioness 6 are 6 are 7 busy 7 busy 8 with 8 with 10 beef-bones 9 two 10 beef-bones 10 beef-bones 11 . are there any two living creatures who have so few sympathies that they cannot possibly be friends ? 1 are 2 there 2 there 4 two 3 any 4 two 4 two 17 friends 5 living 6 creatures 5 living 8 have 6 creatures 7 who 8 have 13 they 8 have 17 friends 9 so 10 few 9 so 11 sympathies 11 sympathies 12 that 12 that 13 they 13 they 16 be 14 cannot 15 possibly 14 cannot 16 be 17 friends 18 ? in fact , he is a bear of sentiment . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 5 is 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 bear 7 bear 8 of 7 bear 9 sentiment 9 sentiment 10 . but , [o] , those unsentimental monkeys the ugly , grinning , aping , chattering , ill-natured , mischievous , and queer little brutes . 1 but 6 unsentimental 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 those 5 those 6 unsentimental 6 unsentimental 13 aping 7 monkeys 9 ugly 7 monkeys 10 , 8 the 9 ugly 10 , 11 grinning 11 grinning 12 , 11 grinning 13 aping 13 aping 15 chattering 14 , 15 chattering 15 chattering 16 , 15 chattering 21 and 16 , 17 ill-natured 17 ill-natured 19 mischievous 17 ill-natured 20 , 18 , 19 mischievous 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 queer 22 queer 24 brutes 23 little 24 brutes 24 brutes 25 . annie does not love the monkeys . 1 annie 3 not 2 does 3 not 3 not 4 love 4 love 5 the 5 the 6 monkeys 6 monkeys 7 . merrily , merrily plays the music , and [merrily] gallops the pony , and merrily rides the little old gentleman . 1 merrily 2 , 1 merrily 6 music 2 , 3 merrily 3 merrily 5 the 4 plays 5 the 5 the 6 music 6 music 7 , 6 music 10 gallops 7 , 8 and 10 gallops 13 , 10 gallops 15 merrily 11 the 12 pony 12 pony 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 merrily 15 merrily 20 gentleman 16 rides 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 old 18 little 20 gentleman 20 gentleman 21 . come , [annie] , into the street again ; perchance we may see monkeys on horseback there ! 1 come 2 , 2 , 4 , 2 , 8 again 4 , 7 street 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 street 8 again 9 ; 8 again 10 perchance 10 perchance 11 we 11 we 12 may 11 we 15 on 12 may 13 see 12 may 14 monkeys 13 see 14 monkeys 15 on 16 horseback 16 horseback 17 there 17 there 18 ! mercy on us , what a noisy world we quiet people live in ! 1 mercy 5 what 2 on 3 us 3 us 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 7 noisy 6 a 7 noisy 7 noisy 10 quiet 8 world 9 we 8 world 10 quiet 10 quiet 11 people 11 people 12 live 12 live 13 in 13 in 14 ! did [annie] ever read the [cries] of [london] [city] ? 1 did 3 ever 3 ever 4 read 4 read 5 the 4 read 7 of 7 of 10 ? with what lusty lungs doth yonder man proclaim that his wheelbarrow is full of lobsters ! 1 with 3 lusty 1 with 4 lungs 2 what 3 lusty 4 lungs 5 doth 5 doth 7 man 6 yonder 7 man 7 man 8 proclaim 8 proclaim 9 that 9 that 12 is 10 his 11 wheelbarrow 11 wheelbarrow 12 is 12 is 13 full 13 full 15 lobsters 14 of 15 lobsters 15 lobsters 16 ! what cares the world for that ? 1 what 2 cares 2 cares 3 the 3 the 4 world 4 world 5 for 5 for 6 that 6 that 7 ? annie sympathizes , though without experience of such direful woe . 1 annie 3 , 2 sympathizes 3 , 3 , 4 though 4 though 5 without 5 without 8 such 6 experience 7 of 7 of 8 such 8 such 10 woe 9 direful 10 woe 10 woe 11 . lo ! the town crier again , with some new secret for the public ear . 1 lo 8 with 2 ! 6 again 3 the 6 again 4 town 5 crier 4 town 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 with 8 with 10 new 9 some 10 new 10 new 11 secret 11 secret 12 for 11 secret 15 ear 12 for 13 the 13 the 14 public 13 the 15 ear 14 public 15 ear 15 ear 16 . i guess the latter . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 the 3 the 4 latter 4 latter 5 . ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! ding-dong ! 1 ding-dong 2 ! what saith the people 's orator ? 1 what 2 saith 2 saith 3 the 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 's 5 's 6 orator 6 orator 7 ? whoever will bring her back to her afflicted mother " 1 whoever 2 will 2 will 4 her 3 bring 4 her 4 her 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 7 her 7 her 8 afflicted 8 afflicted 9 mother 9 mother 10 " stop , stop , town crier ! 1 stop 2 , 2 , 3 stop 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 town 5 town 6 crier 6 crier 7 ! the lost is found . 1 the 2 lost 2 lost 3 is 3 is 4 found 4 found 5 . but [i] have gone too far astray for the town crier to call me back . 1 but 5 too 1 but 10 town 3 have 4 gone 4 gone 5 too 5 too 7 astray 6 far 7 astray 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 town 10 town 15 back 11 crier 14 me 12 to 13 call 12 to 14 me 14 me 15 back 15 back 16 . sweet has been the charm of childhood on my spirit , throughout my ramble with little [annie] ! 1 sweet 6 of 1 sweet 16 little 2 has 3 been 3 been 4 the 4 the 5 charm 4 the 6 of 5 charm 6 of 6 of 7 childhood 7 childhood 8 on 8 on 9 my 9 my 10 spirit 10 spirit 11 , 10 spirit 12 throughout 12 throughout 13 my 13 my 14 ramble 14 ramble 15 with 16 little 18 ! has it been merely this ? 1 has 2 it 2 it 3 been 3 been 4 merely 4 merely 5 this 5 this 6 ? not so ; not so . 1 not 2 so 1 not 3 ; 3 ; 4 not 4 not 5 so 4 not 6 . they are not truly wise who would affirm it . 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 not 3 not 4 truly 4 truly 5 wise 4 truly 6 who 6 who 7 would 7 would 8 affirm 8 affirm 9 it 9 it 10 . their influence on us is at least reciprocal with ours on them . 1 their 2 influence 1 their 5 is 2 influence 3 on 3 on 4 us 5 is 8 reciprocal 6 at 7 least 7 least 8 reciprocal 8 reciprocal 9 with 9 with 10 ours 10 ours 11 on 11 on 12 them 12 them 13 . all this by thy sweet magic , dear little [annie] ! 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 by 3 by 4 thy 4 thy 5 sweet 5 sweet 6 magic 6 magic 7 , 7 , 8 dear 8 dear 9 little 9 little 11 ! end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [little] [annie] 's [ramble] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 1 end 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 10 's 10 's 12 ( 12 ( 13 from 13 from 14 " 14 " 15 twice 14 " 18 " 18 " 19 ) 19 ) 20 , 20 , 21 by