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Guinevere · 01-19-2011, 05:38 PM

You are right, it's from the chapter "Of Men"

"But the dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise; and now the time drew on to the great wars of the powers of the North, when Noldor and Sindar and Men strove against the hosts of Morgoth Bauglir, and went down in ruin."

And yes, what Gimli tells Legolas really is similar:
"It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise."

01-19-2011, 05:38 PM	#561
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	You are right, it's from the chapter "Of Men" "But the dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise; and now the time drew on to the great wars of the powers of the North, when Noldor and Sindar and Men strove against the hosts of Morgoth Bauglir, and went down in ruin." And yes, what Gimli tells Legolas really is similar: "It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise." __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!