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Guinevere · 01-16-2007, 02:23 PM

Methinks I know what it is about, but there are 2 words I can't get ...

C please

Macalaure · 01-16-2007, 02:29 PM

ABCEMORST

-t/ ma-/ be/ so;
-or/ Mor-ot-/ ba-e/ me/ br---/ -t/ bac-,
a--/ -et/, met----s/, -e/ -as/ -o/ -ac-
o-/ -e---t-er/ treas-re/ --/ --s/ -oar-.
S-c-/ -ree-/ be--ts/ -ot/ s-c-/ a/ -or-,
a--/ -/ am/ m---e-/ to/ -ec-are
t-e/ -a--/ o-/ Bara--r/ -as/ bare!

Guinevere · 01-16-2007, 02:42 PM

Now there's only one word I don't know : of -e---t-er treasure *racking my brain*

i please

Macalaure · 01-16-2007, 03:19 PM

Good choice, then.

ABCEIMORST

It/ ma-/ be/ so;
-or/ Mor-ot-/ ba-e/ me/ bri--/ it/ bac-,
a--/ -et/, met-i--s/, -e/ -as/ -o/ -ac-
o-/ -ei--tier/ treas-re/ i-/ -is/ -oar-.
S-c-/ -ree-/ be-its/ -ot/ s-c-/ a/ -or-,
a--/ I/ am/ mi--e-/ to/ -ec-are
t-e/ -a--/ o-/ Bara-ir/ -as/ bare!

Guinevere · 01-16-2007, 03:28 PM

hm... weightier?

It may be so;
for Morgoth bade me bring it back
and yet, methinks, he has no lack
of weightier treasure in his hoard.
Such greed befits not such a lord,
and I am minded to declare
the hand of Barahir was bare.

The orc leader deciding to keep the ring of Barahir to himself.

Macalaure · 01-17-2007, 02:54 AM

Exactly!

The lines make me smile everytime I read them.

Guinevere · 01-19-2007, 08:47 AM

----/ ---/ ----/, ---/ -----/ ---/ -----/
------/ ------/ ----/ ----/. ---/ -----/
---/ ----/ ---/ -------/ -----/, ---/ -----/
--------/, ---/ ---------/ --/ --/ ----/!

01-16-2007, 02:23 PM	#1
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Methinks I know what it is about, but there are 2 words I can't get ... C please __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-16-2007, 02:42 PM	#3
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Now there's only one word I don't know : of -e---t-er treasure racking my brain i please __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-16-2007, 03:28 PM	#5
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	hm... weightier? It may be so; for Morgoth bade me bring it back and yet, methinks, he has no lack of weightier treasure in his hoard. Such greed befits not such a lord, and I am minded to declare the hand of Barahir was bare. The orc leader deciding to keep the ring of Barahir to himself. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-19-2007, 08:47 AM	#7
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	----/ ---/ ----/, ---/ -----/ ---/ -----/ ------/ ------/ ----/ ----/. ---/ -----/ ---/ ----/ ---/ -------/ -----/, ---/ -----/ --------/, ---/ ---------/ --/ --/ ----/! __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-16-2007, 02:29 PM	#2
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	ABCEMORST -t/ ma-/ be/ so; -or/ Mor-ot-/ ba-e/ me/ br---/ -t/ bac-, a--/ -et/, met----s/, -e/ -as/ -o/ -ac- o-/ -e---t-er/ treas-re/ --/ --s/ -oar-. S-c-/ -ree-/ be--ts/ -ot/ s-c-/ a/ -or-, a--/ -/ am/ m---e-/ to/ -ec-are t-e/ -a--/ o-/ Bara--r/ -as/ bare!

01-16-2007, 03:19 PM	#4
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	Good choice, then. ABCEIMORST It/ ma-/ be/ so; -or/ Mor-ot-/ ba-e/ me/ bri--/ it/ bac-, a--/ -et/, met-i--s/, -e/ -as/ -o/ -ac- o-/ -ei--tier/ treas-re/ i-/ -is/ -oar-. S-c-/ -ree-/ be-its/ -ot/ s-c-/ a/ -or-, a--/ I/ am/ mi--e-/ to/ -ec-are t-e/ -a--/ o-/ Bara-ir/ -as/ bare!

01-17-2007, 02:54 AM	#6
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	Exactly! The lines make me smile everytime I read them.