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

the cloud-spirits are [slowly] weaving her [white] mantle . 
1 the 2 cloud-spirits
1 the 5 weaving
2 cloud-spirits 3 are
5 weaving 8 mantle
6 her 8 mantle
8 mantle 9 .

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

now look we forth again , and see how much of his task the storm-spirit has done . 
1 now 2 look
2 look 3 we
2 look 4 forth
4 forth 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 9 how
9 how 10 much
9 how 14 the
9 how 18 .
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 task
13 task 14 the
14 the 15 storm-spirit
14 the 16 has
16 has 17 done

slow and sure ! 
1 slow 2 and
1 slow 3 sure
1 slow 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 23 burial
2 has 4 day
3 the 4 day
4 day 6 perchance
5 , 6 perchance
6 perchance 7 the
6 perchance 8 week
8 week 9 ,
9 , 10 before
9 , 13 and
9 , 20 accomplish
10 before 11 him
11 him 12 ,
13 and 16 his
16 his 17 own
18 time 19 to
19 to 20 accomplish
23 burial 24 in
24 in 25 snow
25 snow 26 .

very sad are the flower shrubs in midwinter ! 
1 very 2 sad
1 very 3 are
3 are 4 the
3 are 7 in
4 the 5 flower
5 flower 6 shrubs
6 shrubs 7 in
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
2 roofs 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 houses
5 houses 6 are
5 houses 19 bare
6 are 7 now
6 are 16 has
7 now 8 all
8 all 9 white
9 white 10 ,
10 , 11 save
12 where 13 the
12 where 14 eddying
12 where 16 has
14 eddying 15 wind
16 has 17 kept
17 kept 18 them
19 bare 23 corners
20 at 21 the
20 at 23 corners
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 2 next
1 look 3 into
3 into 4 the
4 the 5 street
5 street 6 ,
6 , 7 where
7 where 8 we
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 seen
10 seen 11 an
11 an 12 amusing
12 amusing 13 parallel
13 parallel 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 combat
16 combat 19 fancied
17 of 18 those
18 those 19 fancied
19 fancied 20 demons
20 demons 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 upper
23 upper 24 regions
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 2 pitched
2 pitched 3 battles
2 pitched 4 ,
4 , 5 worthy
5 worthy 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 chanted
7 be 9 in

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 6 built
6 built 8 of
7 all 8 of
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 3 of
3 of 4 individual
4 individual 5 prowess
5 prowess 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 embodied
8 embodied 9 onsets
9 onsets 10 of
10 of 11 martial
11 martial 12 enthusiasm
11 martial 13 !

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

and what means it ? " 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 means
2 what 5 ?
3 means 4 it
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
2 shattered 8 monument
3 pedestal 4 of
4 of 8 monument
5 many 6 a
6 a 7 battle
7 battle 8 monument
8 monument 9 has
9 has 10 provoked
9 has 18 .
10 provoked 12 questions
11 these 12 questions
12 questions 17 answer
13 , 14 when
14 when 15 none
15 none 16 could
16 could 17 answer

would [it] [might] inspire me to sketch out the [personification] of a [new] [england] winter ! 
1 would 4 inspire
4 inspire 5 me
5 me 6 to
6 to 7 sketch
7 sketch 8 out
8 out 9 the
9 the 11 of
11 of 12 a
11 of 16 !
12 a 15 winter

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 3 idea
3 idea 8 seize
4 , 5 if
5 if 7 can
7 can 8 seize
8 seize 15 my
9 the 10 snow-wreathed
10 snow-wreathed 11 figures
10 snow-wreathed 15 my
12 that 14 before
13 flit 14 before
14 before 15 my
15 my 16 fancy
15 my 17 ,
17 , 18 shall
18 shall 19 be
19 be 21 theme
20 the 21 theme
21 theme 24 next
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 next
24 next 25 page
24 next 26 .

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

it is stern [winter] 's vesture . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 6 vesture
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 5 of
5 of 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 when
9 when 10 parents
9 when 15 ,
9 when 16 they
10 parents 11 and
11 and 12 children
13 bear 14 it
14 it 15 ,
16 they 19 exclaim
17 shudder 18 and
18 and 19 exclaim
19 exclaim 21 "
19 exclaim 25 !
20 , 21 "
21 " 23 is
24 come 25 !

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

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

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
3 the 4 tyrant
4 tyrant 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 11 lakes
7 rushing 8 rivers
8 rivers 9 and
9 and 10 broad
10 broad 11 lakes
11 lakes 13 which
12 , 13 which
13 which 16 rock
14 turn 15 to
15 to 16 rock
16 rock 17 beneath
17 beneath 19 footsteps
17 beneath 20 .
18 his 19 footsteps

his dreary empire is established ; all around stretches the desolation of the [pole] . 
1 his 2 dreary
2 dreary 3 empire
2 dreary 9 stretches
3 empire 5 established
4 is 5 established
6 ; 9 stretches
7 all 8 around
8 around 9 stretches
9 stretches 10 the
10 the 11 desolation
11 desolation 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 15 .

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
5 among 6 graver
5 among 7 toils
7 toils 8 of
7 toils 11 have
9 mind 10 ,
10 , 11 have
11 have 12 made
12 made 17 pass
13 the 14 winter
14 winter 15 's
15 's 16 day
16 day 17 pass
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
3 window-sill 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 layer
8 layer 9 of
9 of 10 snow
10 snow 11 ,
11 , 12 reaching
12 reaching 13 half-way
13 half-way 14 up
14 up 15 the
15 the 19 glass
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 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 2 comes
2 comes 3 a
2 comes 16 has
3 a 4 sledge
4 sledge 5 ,
5 , 6 laden
6 laden 7 with
8 wood 9 for
9 for 11 unthrifty
10 some 11 unthrifty
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
11 unthrifty 14 whom
11 unthrifty 15 winter
12 housekeeper 13 ,
15 winter 16 has
16 has 17 surprised
17 surprised 18 at
17 surprised 19 a
17 surprised 22 .
19 a 21 hearth
20 cold 21 hearth

but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ? 
1 but 2 what
2 what 11 ?
3 dismal 4 equipage
3 dismal 11 ?
4 equipage 5 now
5 now 6 struggles
6 struggles 7 along
8 the 9 uneven
9 uneven 11 ?
10 street 11 ?

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed . 
1 a 2 sable
2 sable 3 hearse
2 sable 16 storm
3 hearse 4 ,
4 , 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 8 ,
5 bestrewn 13 man
6 with 7 snow
7 snow 8 ,
9 is 10 bearing
10 bearing 11 a
11 a 13 man
12 dead 13 man
14 through 15 the
15 the 16 storm
16 storm 17 to
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 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 dreary
4 dreary 5 is
4 dreary 9 winter
6 a 7 burial
7 burial 8 in
8 in 9 winter
9 winter 19 warmth
12 the 13 bosom
12 the 17 has
13 bosom 14 of
17 has 18 no
18 no 19 warmth
19 warmth 21 her
20 for 21 her
21 her 23 child
21 her 24 !
22 poor 23 child

alas ! 
1 alas 2 !

i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate . 
1 i 2 shiver
2 shiver 4 and
2 shiver 5 think
3 , 4 and
5 think 6 it
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
1 whence 3 they
1 whence 4 ?

where do they build their nests , and seek their food ? 
1 where 6 nests
2 do 6 nests
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
9 seek 10 their
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 2 know
2 know 3 not
2 know 4 whence
4 whence 5 they
4 whence 6 come
6 come 22 snow-birds
7 , 8 nor
8 nor 9 why
9 why 10 ;
9 why 22 snow-birds
10 ; 11 yet
12 my 13 spirit
13 spirit 22 snow-birds
14 has 15 been
15 been 16 cheered
16 cheered 17 by
16 cheered 22 snow-birds
17 by 18 that
18 that 22 snow-birds
19 wandering 20 flock
19 wandering 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] 
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