"Minor works" Quotes - Page 17 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

HerenIstarion · 10-06-2004, 07:28 AM

Him indeed. Though it was not direct quote - Man in the Moon was reading Psamathos' letter to Roverandom, I count the answer as correct

Carry it on to new heights

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-06-2004, 09:06 AM

Here we go:

Quote:

What do you want?

Guinevere · 10-18-2004, 03:45 AM

Good heavens! How come I didn't see that before now ?
It's Torthelm speaking to Tídwald - right at the beginning of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth:
"Halt! What do you want? Hell take you! Speak!"

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-18-2004, 06:03 AM

Actually, I was looking for a different reference, but since that is a correct quote in a minor work, you are entitled to go ahead with a new one, Guinevere!

Guinevere · 10-20-2004, 12:46 PM

I wasn't able to spot any other "what do you want?"

But I found a nice "proverb"...

Quote:

The artful don't know all the arts, they say

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-20-2004, 01:09 PM

Oh, that one I know - it's Nokes, speaking to Prentice in Smith of Wootton Major!

PS - The other "what do you want" is in a poetic minor work...

Guinevere · 10-22-2004, 12:17 PM

(and, btw, I found the other "What do you want?" quote : it's the drowsy cook in "The man in the moon came down too soon".

)

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-22-2004, 01:05 PM

Well done, Guinevere! Yes, that's the quote I had in mind. Now for a new one:

Quote:

I shall go back home.

HerenIstarion · 11-18-2004, 07:39 AM

King of Faery, at one time known as Alf the Prentice, to the children at his last Feast at the position of Master Cook, as he was about to resign from said position.

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-18-2004, 02:46 PM

That's right, HI - you have the floor!

HerenIstarion · 11-19-2004, 11:00 AM

thank you. Next one up:

Quote:

There isn't any armour in this house, and that's a fact

Guinevere · 11-25-2004, 02:31 PM

Farmer Giles to the crowd of people who want to persuade him to go dragon-hunting.

HerenIstarion · 11-25-2004, 02:43 PM

yup

Guinevere · 11-26-2004, 12:52 PM

Thank you, H-I !

Quote:

I would be with the mariners...

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-16-2004, 04:05 PM

I've been puzzling over this one, Guinevere - it sounds like a line of poetry, but I couldn't find it in the Tom Bombadil poems. Could you give a little clue, please?

Guinevere · 12-17-2004, 02:05 AM

You're right, it is indeed from a poem... and not one of the Tom Bombadil poems.
The full line is :

Quote:

I would be with the mariners of the deep

If that doesn't help, I'll give the next line as well.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-17-2004, 02:26 AM

Of course! The rhythm of the complete line helped me recognize the source. It's Philomythus speaking to Misomythus in 'Mythopoeia':

Quote:

I would that I might with the minstrels sing
and stir the unseen with a throbbing string.
I would be with the mariners of the deep
that cut their slender planks on mountains steep
and voyage upon a vague and wandering quest,
for some have passed beyond the fabled West.

Wonderful lines!!

Guinevere · 12-17-2004, 03:04 AM

That's it, Esty ! I love this poem, too.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-17-2004, 01:44 PM

Here's a new quote, nothing fancy:

Quote:

It's only plain language.

Guinevere · 01-08-2005, 11:39 AM

Found it at last: it is Tídwald speaking to Totta.
(after having suggested to Totta to use Beorhtnoth's body as a pillow, Totta calls Tídwald a brute.)

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-08-2005, 11:43 AM

She's got it! By Jove, she's got it! Well done, Guinevere. Pray proceed.

Guinevere · 01-09-2005, 03:27 PM

thank you, Estelyn!

Here is another quote (rather proverb-like

)

Quote:

Least said, soonest mended; or patched.

If it's too short, I can add a bit more.

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-11-2005, 07:14 AM

That's an interesting quote - it has both a figurative and a literal meaning in that context. Artaxerxes is speaking to Roverandom.

Guinevere · 01-11-2005, 12:37 PM

Exactly!

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-11-2005, 02:13 PM

Looking for fellowship:

Quote:

I must go and find a friend

Guinevere · 01-20-2005, 01:22 PM

The lonely Troll in "Perry-the-Winkle" thinks this, before setting out to the Shire.

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-20-2005, 05:43 PM

That's the one, Guinevere! A new one, please...

Guinevere · 01-21-2005, 04:31 PM

Thank you, Esty!

And now , something that I've lately been wondering about here in this thread:

Quote:

Why are we alone?

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-01-2005, 02:31 AM

You must have felt completely alone the past week, Guinevere! I'm back now and pondering this quote, so I hope to have an answer for you soon...

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-02-2005, 07:13 AM

It's Smith of Wootton Major speaking to his son Ned. (Everyone else was at a birthday party...)

Guinevere · 02-02-2005, 02:38 PM

Yes, well done, Esty!
(And where is everyone else here ? Well, at least I found out why HI is preoccupied lately...

)

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-04-2005, 11:37 AM

Indeed, our esteemed minor works expert appears to have better things to do...

Well, here's a call for assistance:

Quote:

Help me with this one!

HerenIstarion · 02-07-2005, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Indeed, our esteemed minor works expert appears to have better things to do

Whom are you calling an 'expert', m'am? I'm a decent chap yer ladyship very well knows, ain't some trifle-picker, I am! Here you are, calling for s'stance, and just as me turns up to help, as I'm always ready, calling me names! I'm hurt, yer ladyship, that's what I am and no mistake!

The sentence you are after being said by Tidwald to Torhthelm, as they heave the bodies of the fallen in search of their Master, Beorhtnoth.

(and I've found who was who's nephew, look in trivia

)

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-07-2005, 03:36 PM

Precisely, HI - and what's so bad about being called an expert?? Your turn.

HerenIstarion · 02-08-2005, 03:43 PM

Quote:

and what's so bad about being called an expert

Nothing, really. Contrary, it's flattering

Just I'm through my Pratchett (again), and the Mended Drum talk rubbed in on me a bit (Mended (formerly Broken) Drum being an infamous inn where people go to have scuffles. But good manners should be remembered, so it always starts with 'whom are you calling a [instert a word with tiny foreign flavour to it, like 'expert' per instance], pal?' kind of a prelude. Not that I was intendind to have scuffle with anyone, just 'expert' caught ear in a MD way

)

Next one:

Quote:

To thy grim tool now take heed, sir!
Let us try thy knocks today!

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-09-2005, 04:02 PM

That quote sounded so unfamiliar that I thought it could only be in a minor work I've not yet read. So I dug out my copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and sure enough! I found it. It's the Green Knight, speaking to Sir Gawain.

HerenIstarion · 02-10-2005, 12:47 AM

Quite correct. The floor is yours, my lady

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-10-2005, 03:12 AM

Here's an easy one, but I found it amusing in the light of the time *some* of us spend here...

Quote:

What does he do with himself all day?

Guinevere · 02-10-2005, 01:38 PM

That is Roverandom to Rover, about the Man-in-the-Moon.

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-10-2005, 03:39 PM

Absolutely right - you're next, Guinevere!

10-06-2004, 07:28 AM	#641
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Him indeed. Though it was not direct quote - Man in the Moon was reading Psamathos' letter to Roverandom, I count the answer as correct Carry it on to new heights __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time! Last edited by HerenIstarion; 10-06-2004 at 07:32 AM.

10-18-2004, 03:45 AM	#643
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Good heavens! How come I didn't see that before now ? It's Torthelm speaking to Tídwald - right at the beginning of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth: "Halt! What do you want? Hell take you! Speak!" __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

10-18-2004, 06:03 AM	#644
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Actually, I was looking for a different reference, but since that is a correct quote in a minor work, you are entitled to go ahead with a new one, Guinevere! __________________ '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...'

10-20-2004, 01:09 PM	#646
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Oh, that one I know - it's Nokes, speaking to Prentice in Smith of Wootton Major! PS - The other "what do you want" is in a poetic minor work... __________________ '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...'

10-22-2004, 12:17 PM	#647
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Exactly! (and, btw, I found the other "What do you want?" quote : it's the drowsy cook in "The man in the moon came down too soon". ) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

11-18-2004, 07:39 AM	#649
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	King of Faery, at one time known as Alf the Prentice, to the children at his last Feast at the position of Master Cook, as he was about to resign from said position. __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

11-18-2004, 02:46 PM	#650
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's right, HI - you have the floor! __________________ '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...'

11-25-2004, 02:31 PM	#652
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Farmer Giles to the crowd of people who want to persuade him to go dragon-hunting. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

11-25-2004, 02:43 PM	#653
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	yup __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

12-16-2004, 04:05 PM	#655
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I've been puzzling over this one, Guinevere - it sounds like a line of poetry, but I couldn't find it in the Tom Bombadil poems. Could you give a little 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...'

12-17-2004, 03:04 AM	#658
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	That's it, Esty ! I love this poem, too. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-08-2005, 11:39 AM	#660
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Found it at last: it is Tídwald speaking to Totta. (after having suggested to Totta to use Beorhtnoth's body as a pillow, Totta calls Tídwald a brute.) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-08-2005, 11:43 AM	#661
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	She's got it! By Jove, she's got it! Well done, Guinevere. Pray proceed. __________________ '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...'

01-11-2005, 07:14 AM	#663
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's an interesting quote - it has both a figurative and a literal meaning in that context. Artaxerxes is speaking to Roverandom. __________________ '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...'

01-11-2005, 12:37 PM	#664
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Exactly! __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-20-2005, 01:22 PM	#666
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	The lonely Troll in "Perry-the-Winkle" thinks this, before setting out to the Shire. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-20-2005, 05:43 PM	#667
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's the one, Guinevere! A new one, 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...'

02-01-2005, 02:31 AM	#669
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	You must have felt completely alone the past week, Guinevere! I'm back now and pondering this quote, so I hope to have an answer for you soon... __________________ '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...'

02-02-2005, 07:13 AM	#670
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	It's Smith of Wootton Major speaking to his son Ned. (Everyone else was at a birthday party...) __________________ '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...'

02-02-2005, 02:38 PM	#671
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Yes, well done, Esty! (And where is everyone else here ? Well, at least I found out why HI is preoccupied lately... ) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat! Last edited by Guinevere; 02-07-2005 at 02:28 PM. Reason: had to delete an image which didn't work

02-07-2005, 03:36 PM	#674
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Precisely, HI - and what's so bad about being called an expert?? 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...'

02-09-2005, 04:02 PM	#676
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That quote sounded so unfamiliar that I thought it could only be in a minor work I've not yet read. So I dug out my copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and sure enough! I found it. It's the Green Knight, speaking to Sir Gawain. __________________ '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...'

02-10-2005, 12:47 AM	#677
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Quite correct. The floor is yours, my lady __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

02-10-2005, 01:38 PM	#679
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	That is Roverandom to Rover, about the Man-in-the-Moon. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

02-10-2005, 03:39 PM	#680
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Absolutely right - you're next, Guinevere! __________________ '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...'