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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 2 any
2 any 3 mortal
3 mortal 5 favored
4 be 5 favored
5 favored 6 with
5 favored 16 toll-gatherer
6 with 7 a
6 with 9 analogous
8 lot 9 analogous
9 analogous 10 to
10 to 11 this
11 this 12 ,
12 , 13 it
13 it 14 is
14 is 15 the
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 2 on
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 aforesaid
4 aforesaid 5 bench
5 bench 6 ,
6 , 11 a
8 amuse 9 myself
9 myself 10 with
10 with 11 a
11 a 12 conception
12 conception 13 ,
12 conception 24 toll-gatherer
13 , 14 illustrated
14 illustrated 15 by
15 by 16 numerous
17 pencil-sketches 21 ,
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 air
20 air 21 ,
21 , 24 toll-gatherer
22 of 23 the
22 of 24 toll-gatherer
24 toll-gatherer 25 's
24 toll-gatherer 26 day
24 toll-gatherer 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 15 and
3 is 4 paid
4 paid 5 ,
5 , 6 creak
6 creak 7 ,
7 , 8 creak
8 creak 9 ,
9 , 10 again
10 again 12 the
11 go 12 the
12 the 13 wheels
13 wheels 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 huge
17 huge 18 haymow
18 haymow 19 vanishes
19 vanishes 20 into
20 into 23 mist
21 the 22 morning
21 the 23 mist
22 morning 23 mist
23 mist 24 .

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

the morn breathes upon them and blushes , and they forget how wearily the darkness toiled away . 
1 the 2 morn
2 morn 3 breathes
2 morn 11 forget
3 breathes 6 and
3 breathes 7 blushes
4 upon 5 them
5 them 6 and
7 blushes 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 they
11 forget 12 how
12 how 13 wearily
12 how 14 the
12 how 16 toiled
12 how 18 .
14 the 15 darkness
16 toiled 17 away

the old man looks eastward , and ( for he is a moralizer ) frames a simile of the stage coach and the sun . 
1 the 2 old
2 old 3 man
2 old 5 eastward
3 man 4 looks
5 eastward 6 ,
5 eastward 11 is
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 (
8 ( 9 for
9 for 10 he
11 is 12 a
12 a 13 moralizer
13 moralizer 20 stage
14 ) 15 frames
15 frames 16 a
15 frames 18 of
17 simile 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 stage
20 stage 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 2 the
2 the 3 world
3 world 4 is
4 is 5 rousing
4 is 6 itself
4 is 9 may
6 itself 7 ,
7 , 8 we
8 we 9 may
9 may 10 glance
10 glance 11 slightly
10 glance 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 3 window
2 the 3 window
3 window 4 is
3 window 7 bench
5 a 6 wooden
5 a 7 bench
7 bench 8 ,
7 bench 9 on
7 bench 12 long
9 on 10 which
11 a 12 long
12 long 13 succession
12 long 16 wayfarers
14 of 15 weary
15 weary 16 wayfarers
16 wayfarers 18 reposed
16 wayfarers 20 .
17 have 18 reposed
18 reposed 19 themselves

and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 
1 and 2 there
1 and 14 .
2 there 3 sits
2 there 13 sunbeams
3 sits 4 our
4 our 5 good
5 good 6 old
7 toll-gatherer 8 ,
8 , 9 glorified
9 glorified 10 by
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 early
12 early 13 sunbeams

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

frequent , now , are the travellers . 
1 frequent 7 travellers
2 , 3 now
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 are
5 are 6 the
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
2 bottom 7 heaped
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 chaise
5 chaise 6 is
6 is 7 heaped
7 heaped 8 with
8 with 9 multifarious
9 multifarious 11 and
11 and 12 carpet-bags
12 carpet-bags 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 beneath
14 and 27 .
15 beneath 16 the
16 the 17 axle
17 axle 18 swings
18 swings 21 trunk
19 a 20 leathern
20 leathern 21 trunk
21 trunk 22 dusty
22 dusty 23 with
23 with 26 journey
24 yesterday 25 's
25 's 26 journey

luckless wight , doomed , through a whole summer day , to be the butt of mirth and mischief among the frolicsome maidens ! 
1 luckless 2 wight
2 wight 3 ,
2 wight 4 doomed
2 wight 7 a
4 doomed 5 ,
6 through 7 a
7 a 9 summer
7 a 10 day
7 a 22 frolicsome
8 whole 9 summer
10 day 11 ,
12 to 13 be
12 to 14 the
14 the 16 of
14 the 22 frolicsome
15 butt 16 of
17 mirth 18 and
17 mirth 22 frolicsome
18 and 19 mischief
20 among 21 the
21 the 22 frolicsome
22 frolicsome 23 maidens
22 frolicsome 24 !

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

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

but let all these pay their toll and pass . 
1 but 2 let
2 let 3 all
2 let 5 pay
2 let 7 toll
2 let 8 and
3 all 4 these
6 their 7 toll
8 and 9 pass
9 pass 10 .

but methinks her blushing cheek burns through the snowy veil . 
1 but 2 methinks
2 methinks 6 burns
3 her 5 cheek
4 blushing 5 cheek
5 cheek 6 burns
6 burns 7 through
7 through 8 the
8 the 9 snowy
9 snowy 10 veil
10 veil 11 .

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

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

may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts ! 
1 may 5 kindle
1 may 9 your
1 may 11 !
2 the 3 hot
3 hot 4 sun
4 sun 5 kindle
5 kindle 6 no
6 no 7 fever
6 no 8 in
9 your 10 hearts

in a close carriage sits a fragile figure , muffled carefully , and shrinking even from the mild breath of summer . 
1 in 2 a
1 in 5 sits
2 a 4 carriage
3 close 4 carriage
5 sits 6 a
6 a 7 fragile
7 fragile 14 shrinking
8 figure 9 ,
9 , 10 muffled
10 muffled 14 shrinking
11 carefully 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 shrinking
14 shrinking 15 even
14 shrinking 16 from
16 from 17 the
17 the 18 mild
18 mild 19 breath
19 breath 20 of
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 2 leans
2 leans 3 against
3 against 4 a
4 a 5 manly
5 manly 6 form
6 form 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 his
8 and 14 as
9 his 10 arm
10 arm 11 infolds
11 infolds 13 ,
12 her 13 ,
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 to
16 to 17 guard
17 guard 18 his
18 his 19 treasure
19 treasure 20 from
20 from 21 some
21 some 22 enemy
22 enemy 23 .

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

the sun rolls blazing through the sky , and cannot find a cloud to cool his face with . 
1 the 2 sun
2 sun 3 rolls
3 rolls 10 cannot
4 blazing 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 sky
7 sky 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 find
10 cannot 13 cloud
10 cannot 16 his
12 a 13 cloud
14 to 15 cool
14 to 16 his
16 his 17 face
16 his 18 with
18 with 19 .

glisten , too , the faces of the travellers . 
1 glisten 3 too
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
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 4 stirring
3 is 4 stirring
4 stirring 7 road
5 on 7 road
6 the 7 road
7 road 8 .

nature dares draw no breath , lest she should inhale a stifling cloud of dust . 
1 nature 2 dares
2 dares 3 draw
2 dares 10 inhale
3 draw 4 no
3 draw 5 breath
5 breath 6 ,
6 , 7 lest
7 lest 8 she
9 should 10 inhale
10 inhale 12 stifling
10 inhale 13 cloud
11 a 12 stifling
13 cloud 14 of
14 of 15 dust
15 dust 16 .

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

dreadful [dusty] ! " answers the sympathetic toll-gatherer . 
1 dreadful 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 answers
5 answers 9 .
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 2 ,
1 yes 14 temperate
3 old 4 friend
4 friend 14 temperate
5 ; 6 and
6 and 7 a
6 and 8 quiet
6 and 9 heart
9 heart 14 temperate
10 will 11 make
11 make 12 a
11 make 14 temperate
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 2 as
2 as 3 the
3 the 4 wayfarer
4 wayfarer 5 makes
5 makes 6 ready
6 ready 7 to
7 to 8 resume
8 resume 9 his
9 his 10 journey
10 journey 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 tells
13 tells 14 him
14 him 15 a
15 a 16 sovereign
16 sovereign 17 remedy
17 remedy 18 for
18 for 19 blistered
19 blistered 20 feet
19 blistered 21 .

now comes the noontide hour , of all the hours nearest akin to midnight ; for each has its own calmness and repose . 
1 now 2 comes
2 comes 4 noontide
2 comes 18 has
3 the 4 noontide
4 noontide 5 hour
4 noontide 6 ,
6 , 7 of
7 of 8 all
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 hours
10 hours 11 nearest
11 nearest 12 akin
12 akin 13 to
13 to 14 midnight
14 midnight 15 ;
16 for 17 each
16 for 18 has
18 has 19 its
19 its 20 own
20 own 21 calmness
21 calmness 22 and
21 calmness 23 repose
23 repose 24 .

meanwhile , on both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume . 
1 meanwhile 2 ,
2 , 3 on
3 on 5 sides
3 on 6 of
4 both 5 sides
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 chasm
8 chasm 9 ,
9 , 14 travellers
10 a 11 throng
10 a 12 of
12 of 13 impatient
12 of 14 travellers
14 travellers 15 fret
15 fret 16 and
15 fret 18 .
16 and 17 fume

and what are the haughtiest of us , but the ephemeral aristocrats of a summer 's day ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 5 haughtiest
2 what 18 ?
3 are 5 haughtiest
4 the 5 haughtiest
5 haughtiest 7 us
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 the
9 but 12 aristocrats
11 ephemeral 12 aristocrats
12 aristocrats 13 of
12 aristocrats 14 a
12 aristocrats 15 summer
15 summer 16 's
16 's 17 day

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

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

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

strollers come from the town to quaff the freshening breeze . 
1 strollers 2 come
1 strollers 5 town
1 strollers 7 quaff
2 come 3 from
3 from 4 the
6 to 7 quaff
7 quaff 9 freshening
8 the 9 freshening
9 freshening 10 breeze
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 3 two
2 or 3 two
3 two 4 let
4 let 5 down
4 let 16 cunners
6 long 7 lines
6 long 16 cunners
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 haul
10 haul 11 up
11 up 12 flapping
11 up 16 cunners
12 flapping 13 flounders
14 ? 15 or
14 ? 16 cunners
16 cunners 17 ,
16 cunners 20 cod
18 or 19 small
19 small 20 cod
20 cod 21 ,
21 , 22 or
22 or 23 perhaps
23 perhaps 24 an
24 an 25 eel
25 eel 26 .

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

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