Strophe

 1   1|       never did. ~Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say,
 2   1|     word, notwithstanding. He stopped at the outer door to bestow
 3   1|       come no nearer. Scrooge stopped. ~Not so much in obedience,
 4   1|   tried to say "Humbug!'' but stopped at the first syllable. And
 5   2|  regularly up to twelve; then stopped. Twelve! It was past two
 6   2| little pulse beat twelve: and stopped. ~"Why, it isn't possible,''
 7   2|   were lighted up. ~The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door,
 8   2|      the Spirit's glance, and stopped. ~"What is the matter?''
 9   3|   door the Spirit smiled, and stopped to bless Bob Cratchit's
10   3|   loud; and so surely as they stopped, his vigour sank again. ~
11   4|       them often. ~The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of
12   4|   days to come.'' ~The Spirit stopped; the hand was pointed elsewhere. ~"