"Minor works" Quotes - Page 12 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bruce MacCulloch · 03-04-2004, 04:21 AM

Quote:

I have cares of my own

HerenIstarion · 03-04-2004, 04:29 AM

assuming that is the next quote (and not an explanation of rareness of visits to the BD

), I'd say that would be Farmer Giles, trying to get out of dragon-hunting duties

Bruce MacCulloch · 03-04-2004, 12:12 PM

Indeed it might be Farmer Giles, but it isn't.

As to my scarceness of late, chalk it up to that affliction called life.

HerenIstarion · 03-05-2004, 03:08 AM

That'd be Tidwald, than:

Quote:

I have cares of my own
in my heart, Totta, and my head's weary.
I am sorry for you, and for myself also.
Sleep, lad, then! Sleep!

Bruce MacCulloch · 03-05-2004, 11:12 AM

Very astute there, H-I!

HerenIstarion · 03-06-2004, 02:08 AM

Thanks, yer honour

I'll try a tricky one on you for the next serve

:

Quote:

'Don't mistake the cat which is slowly emerging from the bag

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-09-2004, 07:32 AM

Hmmmm, that is tricky! Sounds like it could be from one of the essays, since I don't recall a line like that in one of the fictional works. However, I have no idea where to start looking - will you give a hint, please?

HerenIstarion · 03-09-2004, 07:50 AM

philology is the word

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-09-2004, 02:02 PM

Thanks for the clue - that narrowed it down, and I found it in Tolkien's essay 'A Secret Vice' - he himself is the speaker.

HerenIstarion · 03-09-2004, 11:53 PM

Aye, that's him

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-10-2004, 11:07 PM

This quote won't be hard to locate, but I find it so captivating that I want to share it. It is so beautiful and so typically Tolkien, reminding of his legendarium, though not belonging to Middle-earth:

Quote:

...the moon rose up out of the sea, and laid the silver path across the waters that is the way to places at the edge of the world and beyond, for those that can walk on it.

HerenIstarion · 03-11-2004, 12:27 AM

Author's narrative from the Roverandom (possibly describing Rover's thoughts as he was left sleepless adn observant by the boy's bedside)

Just an idea - should we open up a thread for "he himself quoteth' kind of quotes? Where it would be clear Tolkien himself uttered the words, but circumstances should be guessed/figured/remembered out? What d'ya think?

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-11-2004, 02:50 AM

Right answer, HI - and yes, I was so enthused about that sentence that I didn't stop to think that it's not a quote! I'm not sure it's worth opening up another thread for authorial statements, since we don't have many participants, but when we run out of quotes, we may want to do that...

HerenIstarion · 03-11-2004, 05:48 AM

right you are

next one than:

Quote:

'You had best get a bed in an inn'

who and whom to also

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-11-2004, 06:15 AM

That would be said by the fishermen who caught the Man in the Moon out of the sea.(Adventures of Tom Bombadil)

HerenIstarion · 03-11-2004, 06:40 AM

that's them. an that's him.

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-11-2004, 06:57 AM

Quote:

We must be satisfied with the soup that is set before us, and not desire to see the bones of the ox out of which it has been boiled.”

HerenIstarion · 03-11-2004, 07:07 AM

That'd be Tolkien himself again, quoting some Dacent (sp?), but applying the quote differently: Under soup, Dacent(sp?) meant the guesses of comparative philology and under bones the working out process, whilst Tolkien meant Fairy Tale as presented by its author and its sources respectively

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-11-2004, 07:42 AM

That would be Dasent . Perfect!

HerenIstarion · 03-12-2004, 12:56 AM

ah, Dasent, yes. thanks

next one may sound a bit uncivil, but it's a quote, what can I do?

Quote:

My lad, you're crazed

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-12-2004, 02:18 AM

Tidwald to Torhthelm, in the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's son.

HerenIstarion · 03-12-2004, 02:22 AM

My lass

, you've got correct answer. Off you go

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-12-2004, 02:25 AM

Thanks.

Quote:

Come out! Come out! Come out!

HerenIstarion · 03-12-2004, 02:37 AM

um, where to?

but, to be honest, I know where to:

to the streets, for it was Garn inviting villagers to see the great show of blunderbass-to-get-rid-of-giants-tresspassing as performed by Aegidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo, or, in vulgar, Giles

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-12-2004, 02:45 AM

Right you are!

HerenIstarion · 03-12-2004, 02:50 AM

next go:

Quote:

I'll do it if you are too busy. But it was your idea and not mine

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-12-2004, 03:28 AM

That's Alf Prentice to Nokes, the Cook, in Smith of Wootton Major, when asked to make the Fairy Queen for the Great Cake.

HerenIstarion · 03-12-2004, 05:02 AM

Ten mark. Over to you

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-12-2004, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Catch me first!

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-16-2004, 02:26 AM

Said the little bird to Tom Bombadil.

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-16-2004, 10:38 AM

Right you are, Mariska - go ahead with the next one!

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-17-2004, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Who would have thought of seeing you here?

good luck!

HerenIstarion · 03-17-2004, 04:28 AM

Either Giles to Chrysophylax, or vice versa (in both their meetings something similar was uttered by both antagonists). I'd cast my vote on the dragon, who was just flying about (=chasing knights down the slope) and stumbled unto Giles around a corner

Mariska Greenleaf · 03-17-2004, 04:44 AM

Absolutely right!

HerenIstarion · 03-17-2004, 04:48 AM

* bows

Quote:

Good morning, lord

+ who, whom to, circumstances

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-18-2004, 10:40 AM

I've been searching for this one, looking through all of the minor works that could have someone addressed as "lord" - I started with The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, looked through Farmer Giles, and even skimmed Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which I haven't actually read yet, but I can't find it. Could you give a clue, please?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-19-2004, 01:29 PM

Quote:

'Good morning, lord!' said Giles, as cheerful as day, not waiting to be spoken to.

You didn't look hard enough, Estelyn. It's Farmer Giles to Augustus B. A. A. P. and M. rex et cetera on the bridge at Ham. The King has come to collect his 'rightful' tribute: the treasures of Chrysophylax, and to punish Giles for his recalcitrance and insubordination in not travelling straight to court after winning them. He is destined to be disappointed in both ambitions.

HerenIstarion · 03-20-2004, 01:02 AM

Sqautter, you've got ten mark

Over to you

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-20-2004, 05:32 PM

Thanks, old boy.

Whence these words?

Quote:

There is plenty of material here

Directions to plagiarists, perhaps?

HerenIstarion · 03-21-2004, 03:55 AM

Leaf by Niggle

Thus spake First Inspector unto the Hero and the great dee...I mean, picture, of his

03-04-2004, 04:29 AM	#442
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	assuming that is the next quote (and not an explanation of rareness of visits to the BD ), I'd say that would be Farmer Giles, trying to get out of dragon-hunting duties __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-04-2004, 12:12 PM	#443
Bruce MacCulloch Dead Man of Dunharrow Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 651	Indeed it might be Farmer Giles, but it isn't. As to my scarceness of late, chalk it up to that affliction called life. __________________ `A blunderbuss, was it?' said he, scratching his head. `I thought it was horseflies!'

03-05-2004, 11:12 AM	#445
Bruce MacCulloch Dead Man of Dunharrow Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 651	Very astute there, H-I! __________________ `A blunderbuss, was it?' said he, scratching his head. `I thought it was horseflies!'

03-09-2004, 07:32 AM	#447
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Hmmmm, that is tricky! Sounds like it could be from one of the essays, since I don't recall a line like that in one of the fictional works. However, I have no idea where to start looking - will you give a hint, 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...'

03-09-2004, 07:50 AM	#448
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	philology is the word __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-09-2004, 02:02 PM	#449
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Thanks for the clue - that narrowed it down, and I found it in Tolkien's essay 'A Secret Vice' - he himself is the speaker. __________________ '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...'

03-09-2004, 11:53 PM	#450
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Aye, that's him __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-11-2004, 12:27 AM	#452
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	he himself Author's narrative from the Roverandom (possibly describing Rover's thoughts as he was left sleepless adn observant by the boy's bedside) Just an idea - should we open up a thread for "he himself quoteth' kind of quotes? Where it would be clear Tolkien himself uttered the words, but circumstances should be guessed/figured/remembered out? What d'ya think? __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-11-2004, 02:50 AM	#453
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Right answer, HI - and yes, I was so enthused about that sentence that I didn't stop to think that it's not a quote! I'm not sure it's worth opening up another thread for authorial statements, since we don't have many participants, but when we run out of quotes, we may want to do that... __________________ '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...'

03-11-2004, 06:15 AM	#455
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	That would be said by the fishermen who caught the Man in the Moon out of the sea.(Adventures of Tom Bombadil) __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

03-11-2004, 06:40 AM	#456
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	that's them. an that's him. __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-11-2004, 07:07 AM	#458
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	That'd be Tolkien himself again, quoting some Dacent (sp?), but applying the quote differently: Under soup, Dacent(sp?) meant the guesses of comparative philology and under bones the working out process, whilst Tolkien meant Fairy Tale as presented by its author and its sources respectively __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-11-2004, 07:42 AM	#459
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	That would be Dasent . Perfect! __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

03-12-2004, 02:18 AM	#461
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Tidwald to Torhthelm, in the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's son. __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

03-12-2004, 02:22 AM	#462
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	My lass , you've got correct answer. Off you go __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-12-2004, 02:37 AM	#464
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	um, where to? but, to be honest, I know where to: to the streets, for it was Garn inviting villagers to see the great show of blunderbass-to-get-rid-of-giants-tresspassing as performed by Aegidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo, or, in vulgar, Giles __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-12-2004, 02:45 AM	#465
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Right you are! __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

03-12-2004, 03:28 AM	#467
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's Alf Prentice to Nokes, the Cook, in Smith of Wootton Major, when asked to make the Fairy Queen for the Great Cake. __________________ '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...'

03-12-2004, 05:02 AM	#468
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Ten mark. Over to you __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-16-2004, 02:26 AM	#470
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Said the little bird to Tom Bombadil. __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

03-16-2004, 10:38 AM	#471
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Right you are, Mariska - go ahead with the next 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...'

03-17-2004, 04:28 AM	#473
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Either Giles to Chrysophylax, or vice versa (in both their meetings something similar was uttered by both antagonists). I'd cast my vote on the dragon, who was just flying about (=chasing knights down the slope) and stumbled unto Giles around a corner __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-17-2004, 04:44 AM	#474
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Absolutely right! __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

03-18-2004, 10:40 AM	#476
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I've been searching for this one, looking through all of the minor works that could have someone addressed as "lord" - I started with The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, looked through Farmer Giles, and even skimmed Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which I haven't actually read yet, but I can't find it. Could 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...'

03-20-2004, 01:02 AM	#478
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Sqautter, you've got ten mark Over to you __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-21-2004, 03:55 AM	#480
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Leaf by Niggle Thus spake First Inspector unto the Hero and the great dee...I mean, picture, of his __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

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