Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne · English
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Nathaniel Hawthorne · English
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Fire Worship by Nathaniel Hawthorne It is a great revolution in social and domestic life, and no less so in the life of a secluded student, this almost universal exchange of the open fireplace for the cheerless and ungenial stove. On such a morning as now lowers around our old gray parsonage, I miss the bright face of my ancient friend, who was wont to dance upon the hearth and play the part of more familiar sunshine. It is sad to turn from the cloudy sky and sombre landscape; from
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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