"Then holding the star aloft and the bright……" — J.R.R. Tolkien
"Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes."
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756 Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
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