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Poems and Tales of Middle-Earth:
(illustration by John Howe) |
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Dwarves's song at Beorn's house:
"The wind was on the withered heath,
but in the forrest stirred no leaf:
there shadows lay by night and day,
and dark things silent crept beneath.
The wind came down from mountains cold,
and like a tide it roared and rolled;
the branches groaned, the forest moaned,
and leaves were laid upon the mould.
The wind went on from West to East;
all movement in the forest ceased,
but shrill and harsh across the marsh
its whistling voices were released.
The grasses hissed, their tassels bent,
the reeds were rattling - on it went
o'er shaken pool under heavens cool
where racing clouds were torn and rent.
It passed the lonely Mountain bare
and swept above the dragon's lair:
there black and dark lay boulders stark
and flying smoke was in the air.
It left the world and took its flight
over the wide seas of the night.
The moon set sail upon the gale,
and stars were fanned to leaping light."
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The Lord of the Rings
Prelude. The Hobbit
Quotes from Tolkien's Novel
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| There: The Lonely Mountain. |
"The Lonely Mountain! Bilbo had come far and through many adventures to see it, and
now he did not like the look of it in the least." |
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"It was easier to believe in the Dragon and less easy to believe in Thorin in these
wild parts. [...] They spoke low and never called or sang, for danger brooded in every rock." |
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" 'Our beards will grow till they hang down the cliff to the valley before anything
happens here.' " (Dwalin) |
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"It seemed as if darkness flowed out like a vapour from the hole in the mountain-side,
and deep darkness in which nothing could be seen lay before their eyes, a yawning mouth leading in and down." |
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" 'Now is the time for our esteemed Mr Baggins, who has proved himself a good
companion on our long road, and a hobbit full of courage and resource far exceeding his size, and if I may say so
possessed of good luck far exceeding the usual allowance - now is the time for him to perform the service for which
he was included in our Company; now is the time for him to earn his Reward.'
You are familiar with Thorin's style on important occasions, so I will not give
you any more of it, though he went on a good deal longer than this. It certainly was an important occasion, but Bilbo
felt impatient. By now he was quite familiar with Thorin too, and he knew what he was driving at.
'If you mean you think it is my job to go into the secret passage first, O Thorin Thrain's
son Oakenshield, may your beard grow even longer,' he said crossly, 'say so at once and have done!' " |
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" 'Perhaps I have begun to trust my luck more than I used to in the old days' -
he meant last spring before he left his own house, but it seemed centuries ago." (Bilbo) |
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