"Minor works" Quotes - Page 2 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-07-2002, 08:41 AM

Well, thank you - I will continue with this one:

Quote:

A beggar can't be chooser, or else I'd bid you go.

HerenIstarion · 10-08-2002, 02:10 AM

thats Tom Bombadil a-boating

Quote:

Well, well. Muddy-feet! From one that's late for meeting
away back by the Mithe that's a surly greeting!
You old farmer fat that cannot walk for wheezing,
cart-drawn like a sack, ought to be more pleasing.
Penny-wise tub-on-legs! A beggar can't be chooser,
or else I'd bid you go, and you would be the loser.
Come, Maggot! Help me up! A tankard now you owe me.
Even in cockshut light an old friend should know me

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-08-2002, 02:30 AM

Right you are, HI - I thought I had obscured the verse structure well enough to make you work longer on that one! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] You're next - again!

HerenIstarion · 10-08-2002, 10:59 PM

Quote:

But I'm not a builder

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-09-2002, 03:42 AM

Niggle?

HerenIstarion · 10-11-2002, 05:17 AM

yes, proceed

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-11-2002, 02:01 PM

Quote:

No news is bad news

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-11-2002, 02:37 PM

It's the blacksmith in 'Farmer Giles'.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-11-2002, 02:40 PM

That's the fellow.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-11-2002, 03:38 PM

This one's really easy, but I like it so much that I'm using it anyway:

Quote:

No doubt some who deserved to be asked were overlooked, and some who did not were invited by mistake; for that is the way of things, however careful those who arrange such matters may try to be.

Doesn't that sound a bit like Gandalf's 'Many that live deserve death' speech?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-11-2002, 05:23 PM

That description of the Feast of Good Children from Smith of Wootton Major certainly looks very Gandalf-esque. Perhaps he's the narrator. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-11-2002, 11:19 PM

You're right, Squatter, and it just now occurs to me that it wasn't a proper quote! Oh well, your turn.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-13-2002, 01:38 PM

Not to worry; it's a nice parallel all the same. Okey dokey:

Quote:

I cannot see clearly. You must put it in for me.

[ October 13, 2002: Message edited by: Squatter of Amon Rudh ]

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-13-2002, 01:52 PM

Oh, nice one - such a touching moment! It's Smith, speaking to Alf when he relinquishes the star.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-14-2002, 05:53 AM

I thought you might like it. Esty escapes the Gorge of Eternal Peril to post another quotation.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-14-2002, 09:08 AM

All right, try this one:

Quote:

You're better outside than in!

HerenIstarion · 10-15-2002, 03:03 AM

Perry-the-Winkle to Lonely Troll:

Quote:

O why do you weep, you great big lump?
You're better outside than in!
He gave the Troll a friendly thump,
and laughed to see him grin.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-15-2002, 03:21 AM

That's it, HI - you're next!

HerenIstarion · 10-16-2002, 01:48 AM

Quote:

He will get home a long time before you do, I expect

Legolas · 10-17-2002, 02:03 PM

Chrysophylax to Farmer Giles

"He" = Farmer Giles' dog

HerenIstarion · 10-18-2002, 12:28 AM

exactly. you serve

Legolas · 10-21-2002, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Yet trees are not 'trees', until so named and seen

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-21-2002, 12:55 PM

Philomythus to Misomythus in Mythopoeia unless I'm much mistaken.

Legolas · 10-21-2002, 01:18 PM

You're not mistaken.

Go on.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-21-2002, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo viam meam.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-21-2002, 02:00 PM

Tídwald says it in the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-21-2002, 02:03 PM

Does Tídwald strike you as being that educated?

You're close though.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-21-2002, 02:07 PM

Well, it's in the section with his name over it, but I assume it's the monks of Ely who actually do the chanting.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-21-2002, 02:11 PM

Your wild guesswork has met with success. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Actually the clue is in the following words from the voice in the dark:

Quote:

Sadly they sing, the monks of Ely isle!

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-21-2002, 03:46 PM

Quote:

It is your task, of course, to put the best interpretation on the facts.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-21-2002, 04:00 PM

"Sometimes they will bear it"

That's the First Voice to the Second Voice on the eponymous hero in Leaf by Niggle

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-21-2002, 11:23 PM

Can't I keep you looking for longer than a few minutes, Squatter? You're right, of course! Go ahead with a new one.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-22-2002, 12:24 PM

Quote:

I will not walk with your progressive apes

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-22-2002, 01:09 PM

Philomythus to Misomythus in Mythopoeia

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-22-2002, 01:12 PM

Spot on. Have a banana.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-22-2002, 01:45 PM

*Esty munches the banana and swallows before speaking...

Quote:

What's your business here?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-22-2002, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Ho there! beggarman tramping in the Marish!
What's your business here? Hat all stuck with arrows!

That would be Farmer Maggot, failing to recognise Tom in Bombadil Goes Boating

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-22-2002, 02:55 PM

You are so right - carry on!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 10-22-2002, 03:03 PM

Quote:

It is later than late! Why do we wait?

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-22-2002, 03:16 PM

The quote is found in 'The Sea-Bell', "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". As close as I can figure it out, it's the boat speaking, either that or the sea shell which is telling the story.

10-08-2002, 02:30 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Right you are, HI - I thought I had obscured the verse structure well enough to make you work longer on that one! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] You're next - again! __________________ '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...'

10-09-2002, 03:42 AM	#5
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Niggle? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-11-2002, 05:17 AM	#6
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	yes, proceed __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time! Last edited by HerenIstarion; 04-20-2005 at 03:57 AM. Reason: sweeping party

10-11-2002, 02:37 PM	#8
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	It's the blacksmith in 'Farmer Giles'. __________________ '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...'

10-11-2002, 02:40 PM	#9
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the fellow. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-11-2002, 05:23 PM	#11
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That description of the Feast of Good Children from Smith of Wootton Major certainly looks very Gandalf-esque. Perhaps he's the narrator. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-11-2002, 11:19 PM	#12
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	You're right, Squatter, and it just now occurs to me that it wasn't a proper quote! Oh well, your turn. __________________ '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...'

10-13-2002, 01:52 PM	#14
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Oh, nice one - such a touching moment! It's Smith, speaking to Alf when he relinquishes the star. __________________ '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...'

10-14-2002, 05:53 AM	#15
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	I thought you might like it. Esty escapes the Gorge of Eternal Peril to post another quotation. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-15-2002, 03:21 AM	#18
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's it, HI - you're next! __________________ '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...'

10-17-2002, 02:03 PM	#20
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	Chrysophylax to Farmer Giles "He" = Farmer Giles' dog __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

10-18-2002, 12:28 AM	#21
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	exactly. you serve __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

10-21-2002, 12:55 PM	#23
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Philomythus to Misomythus in Mythopoeia unless I'm much mistaken. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-21-2002, 01:18 PM	#24
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	You're not mistaken. Go on. __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

10-21-2002, 02:00 PM	#26
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Tídwald says it in the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. __________________ '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...'

10-21-2002, 02:03 PM	#27
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Does Tídwald strike you as being that educated? You're close though. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-21-2002, 02:07 PM	#28
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Well, it's in the section with his name over it, but I assume it's the monks of Ely who actually do the chanting. __________________ '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...'

10-21-2002, 04:00 PM	#31
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	"Sometimes they will bear it" That's the First Voice to the Second Voice on the eponymous hero in Leaf by Niggle __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-21-2002, 11:23 PM	#32
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Can't I keep you looking for longer than a few minutes, Squatter? You're right, of course! Go ahead with a new 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...'

10-22-2002, 01:09 PM	#34
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Philomythus to Misomythus in Mythopoeia __________________ '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...'

10-22-2002, 01:12 PM	#35
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Spot on. Have a banana. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

10-22-2002, 02:55 PM	#38
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	You are so right - carry on! __________________ '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...'

10-22-2002, 03:16 PM	#40
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The quote is found in 'The Sea-Bell', "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". As close as I can figure it out, it's the boat speaking, either that or the sea shell which is telling the story. __________________ '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...'

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