Did Tolkein use examples from english literature to

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

I will not yield,
To kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet,
And to be baited with the rabble's curse.
Though Birnham wood be come to Dunsinane,
And thou oppos'd, being of no woman born,
Yet I will try the last. Before my body
I throw my warlike shield: lay on, Macduff;
And damn'd be him that first cries, Hold, enough!

It may not be a noble death, but it isn't that of a coward. However, that isn't a Tolkien issue. Bethberry's link above will lead you in the direction of such.