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Old 07-22-2020, 11:15 AM   #154
Galadriel55
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Two alternatives to play with for V1 Finrod's Captivity verse. The preceding Sauron stanza included for flow.


[...SAURON:
Not much courage needed to meet dreadful death but once.
Let him face it many times as each companion falls!
He will blame himself for every death before his eyes.
For his bold impertinence this is a worthy price!]

FINROD:
The price to stand before the Throne of Day
And know no more of sorrow and of partings.
I beg you, let me go first on this way
A witness meek of others' oaths foolhardy.

The price to stand before the Throne of Day
And know no more of sorrow and estrangement.
I beg you, let me go first on this way,
A witness of oaths fell and dire payment.




As I was writing this, I think I finally got what you meant with "Who forgave all oaths". Took me long enough.
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