“It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt,
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills,
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt,
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills,
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“A box without hinges, key, or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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