On an only slightly related note, Tolkien is quoted twice on the headword sea in the Oxford English Dictionary: "1955 J. R. R. Tolkien Return of King 149 Deep in the hearts of all my kindred lies the *sea-longing." and with "a1973 — Silmarillion (1977) xxiii. 244 The sea-longing woke in his heart."
I think this clearly shows the importance of that feeling within the oeuvre of Tolkien.
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