"Minor works" Quotes - Page 10 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-18-2003, 06:40 AM

Who says this truth?

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He who would enter into the Kingdom of Faërie should have the heart of a little child.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-20-2003, 04:24 PM

I very much doubt that he says it any longer. That was Andrew Lang, quoted by Tolkien in On Fairy-Stories.

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-22-2003, 06:13 AM

Right once again, Squatter - and "says" is literary, meaning that he still speaks to us through his works today! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Your turn!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-27-2003, 03:04 PM

Here's a useful one for explaining my chat-room departures:

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It's after three!

Tinuviel of Denton · 08-28-2003, 02:39 AM

Is that from the song about the Inn? The one that goes:

There is an Inn, a merry old Inn,
Beneath an old gray hill
And there they brew a beer so brown
The Man in the Moon himself came down
One night to drink his fill

I think the verse that contains the line "It's after three." is near the end.

Narduewen · 08-28-2003, 04:17 AM

Yep, I found it in that poem,

While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon:
'It's after three!' he said.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-28-2003, 04:29 AM

That's the bit I was looking for. It was indeed the landlord to the Man in the Moon from The Man in the Moon stayed up too late in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. The convention we've been following here is to name the speaker, the person addressed and the work from which the quotation came. Completing the quote is optional.

Anyway, it's your turn Narduewen.

Narduewen · 09-06-2003, 11:58 AM

Sorry for the wait. Next quote,

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"Where first"

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-06-2003, 04:11 PM

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'Where first' you say? A fool's question!

That's Tídwald; however, he's quoting Torhthelm, who said:

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Where first do we make for? Have we far to go?
The night is passing, and I'm near finished...

both in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son. Appropriately, it's midnight as I write this...

Narduewen · 09-07-2003, 01:04 PM

Well done! I was thinking of the first one, and I didn't even know there was a second one. You turn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-07-2003, 03:55 PM

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I cannot come!

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-11-2003, 12:37 PM

It looks like everyone is taking this quote seriously - anyone going to come? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

HerenIstarion · 09-14-2003, 01:03 AM

I'll have a go, may I?

It may be Firiel to elven mariners stating her inability to follow them, though they were apt to take her along:

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The oars were stayed. They turned aside:
'Do you hear the call, Earth-maiden?
Fíriel! Fíriel!' they cried.
'Our ship is not full-laden.
One more only we may bear.
Come! For your days are speeding.
Come! Earth-maiden elven-fair,
our last call heeding.'

Fíriel looked from the river-bank,
one step daring;
then deep in clay her feet sank,
and she halted staring.
Slowly the elven-ship went by
whispering through the water:
'I cannot come' they heard her cry.
'I was born Earth's daughter!'

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-14-2003, 05:54 AM

You most certainly may - it's great to have the thread's founder looking in again, HI! Too often "I cannot come" has been your motto! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] You are right, of course, it is Fíriel. Go ahead with a new one.

HerenIstarion · 09-16-2003, 11:51 AM

Thank you for your kind words, Estelyn, you are very encouraging [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] and lovely

Next one, a bit tricky, I should warn you:

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We've come to the causeway

[ September 16, 2003: Message edited by: HerenIstarion ]

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 09-16-2003, 12:33 PM

Now, that would be old Tídwald again:

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We've come to the causeway. The cart's near it,
so courage, my boy.

The weight of the duke begins to tell in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son. It's good to see you back here, old boy.

HerenIstarion · 09-26-2003, 06:17 AM

Thank you, Squatter. I'm equally glad to be here and to be welcomed [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. My apologies for the delay, you've got it right, of course, and are welcome to proceed

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-08-2003, 03:56 AM

Squatter, are you going to carry on here? Now that I'm back, I'd love to see this thread alive again.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-08-2003, 06:19 PM

Sorry about that. I forgot that I'd answered on this thread.

This one's on a theme close to my heart:

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That's the time for drinking!

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-10-2003, 02:10 AM

Ah, I thought right away that this one sounds like it's from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and I was right - it's the Willow-wren, speaking to Tom.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-11-2003, 05:46 AM

Indeed it is. Your turn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-11-2003, 09:35 AM

Here's one that seems appropriate to some forum discussions:

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Stop this nonsense!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-11-2003, 10:10 AM

That's the Sea Serpent, on waking from a nightmare unintentionally brought on by the hapless Artaxerxes in Roverandom. The same phrase is shouted at the PAM by the mer-folk to make him cast the unfortunate spell.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-11-2003, 12:56 PM

Wow, two answers for the price of one! I meant the second one, but you're right in both cases, of course. Your turn to pose a no-nonsense question...

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-12-2003, 02:09 PM

Let's see for how long I can keep up an alcoholic theme:

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The wine is sweet, the cup is steep!

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-17-2003, 03:50 AM

Aotrou is speaking to his wife Itroun in The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun:

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"I drink to thee for health and bliss,
fair love," he said, "and with this kiss
the pledge I pass. Come, drink it deep!
The wine is sweet, the cup is steep!"

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-20-2003, 08:09 AM

That's the one.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-21-2003, 01:12 AM

The source of this quote is rather obvious, yet it tickles my fancy to hear the last word used in that context:

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...they're better than oysters at chat.

Who is speaking, and of whom?

HerenIstarion · 10-26-2003, 07:32 AM

That is Master Of All Rovers to little Rover. He claims mermaids to be a lot more talkative than oyesters [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-26-2003, 11:44 AM

The "of whom" is correct, HI, but the speaker is not quite accurate - take a closer look...

HerenIstarion · 10-27-2003, 02:55 PM

My choice of wording must have been poor. Under Master of Rovers I meant mer-dog claiming such a title on the prosaic ground of being first of the name [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-27-2003, 03:18 PM

Ah, then you were right - it was indeed the mer-dog! Go ahead with a new one!

HerenIstarion · 10-27-2003, 03:23 PM

May you be blessed [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Next serve, than:

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Not a nice trick to play, I don't think

HerenIstarion · 11-13-2003, 05:40 AM

Did it prove nasty trick to play [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] ?

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-13-2003, 08:20 AM

Well, I did look for it in Roverandom and in Farmer Giles, since it sounded like it could have been there, but couldn't find it. Will you give a clue please?

HerenIstarion · 11-13-2003, 08:49 AM

I'll try to give you a tricky hint then [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

The sentence occurred in a conversation of two, one of whom thought himself superior and was 'kindly' joking, patronizingly inviting another to share a joke, yet this another, though usually humbling himself, this time was explicitly showing that the joke was not shared

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-13-2003, 09:34 AM

Ah, I found it now! Nokes, the Master Cook, is speaking of the disappearance of the Faery star to Alf Prentice in Smith of Wootton Major.

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He looked at Prentice with a smirk, and Prentice looked at him with dark eyes and did not smile at all.

HerenIstarion · 11-16-2003, 02:32 PM

that's the bloke [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Your turn

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-17-2003, 07:25 AM

Procrastinating?

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Tomorrow, if you like.

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-26-2003, 02:12 PM

Anyone want to try today? Or tomorrow... if you like! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

08-20-2003, 04:24 PM	#362
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	I very much doubt that he says it any longer. That was Andrew Lang, quoted by Tolkien in On Fairy-Stories. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

08-22-2003, 06:13 AM	#363
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Right once again, Squatter - and "says" is literary, meaning that he still speaks to us through his works today! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Your turn! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

08-28-2003, 04:17 AM	#366
Narduewen Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 4th Dimension Posts: 145	Yep, I found it in that poem, While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon: 'It's after three!' he said. __________________ "To be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire is better than to be blindly and impotently happy" -A Sphere

08-28-2003, 04:29 AM	#367
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the bit I was looking for. It was indeed the landlord to the Man in the Moon from The Man in the Moon stayed up too late in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. The convention we've been following here is to name the speaker, the person addressed and the work from which the quotation came. Completing the quote is optional. Anyway, it's your turn Narduewen. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

09-07-2003, 01:04 PM	#370
Narduewen Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 4th Dimension Posts: 145	Well done! I was thinking of the first one, and I didn't even know there was a second one. You turn. __________________ "To be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire is better than to be blindly and impotently happy" -A Sphere

08-28-2003, 02:39 AM	#365
Tinuviel of Denton Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Amid the hills and dales of the Shire... or not. Posts: 579	Is that from the song about the Inn? The one that goes: There is an Inn, a merry old Inn, Beneath an old gray hill And there they brew a beer so brown The Man in the Moon himself came down One night to drink his fill I think the verse that contains the line "It's after three." is near the end.

09-11-2003, 12:37 PM	#372
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	It looks like everyone is taking this quote seriously - anyone going to come? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

09-14-2003, 05:54 AM	#374
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	You most certainly may - it's great to have the thread's founder looking in again, HI! Too often "I cannot come" has been your motto! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] You are right, of course, it is Fíriel. Go ahead with a new one. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

09-26-2003, 06:17 AM	#377
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Thank you, Squatter. I'm equally glad to be here and to be welcomed [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. My apologies for the delay, you've got it right, of course, and are welcome to proceed __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

10-08-2003, 03:56 AM	#378
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Squatter, are you going to carry on here? Now that I'm back, I'd love to see this thread alive again. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-10-2003, 02:10 AM	#380
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Ah, I thought right away that this one sounds like it's from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and I was right - it's the Willow-wren, speaking to Tom. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-11-2003, 05:46 AM	#381
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Indeed it is. Your turn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-11-2003, 10:10 AM	#383
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the Sea Serpent, on waking from a nightmare unintentionally brought on by the hapless Artaxerxes in Roverandom. The same phrase is shouted at the PAM by the mer-folk to make him cast the unfortunate spell. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-11-2003, 12:56 PM	#384
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Wow, two answers for the price of one! I meant the second one, but you're right in both cases, of course. Your turn to pose a no-nonsense question... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-20-2003, 08:09 AM	#387
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the one. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-26-2003, 07:32 AM	#389
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	That is Master Of All Rovers to little Rover. He claims mermaids to be a lot more talkative than oyesters [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

10-26-2003, 11:44 AM	#390
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The "of whom" is correct, HI, but the speaker is not quite accurate - take a closer look... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-27-2003, 02:55 PM	#391
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	My choice of wording must have been poor. Under Master of Rovers I meant mer-dog claiming such a title on the prosaic ground of being first of the name [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

10-27-2003, 03:18 PM	#392
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Ah, then you were right - it was indeed the mer-dog! Go ahead with a new one! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

11-13-2003, 05:40 AM	#394
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Did it prove nasty trick to play [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] ? __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

11-13-2003, 08:20 AM	#395
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Well, I did look for it in Roverandom and in Farmer Giles, since it sounded like it could have been there, but couldn't find it. Will you give a clue please? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

11-13-2003, 08:49 AM	#396
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	I'll try to give you a tricky hint then [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] The sentence occurred in a conversation of two, one of whom thought himself superior and was 'kindly' joking, patronizingly inviting another to share a joke, yet this another, though usually humbling himself, this time was explicitly showing that the joke was not shared __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

11-16-2003, 02:32 PM	#398
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	that's the bloke [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Your turn __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

11-26-2003, 02:12 PM	#400
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Anyone want to try today? Or tomorrow... if you like! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'