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     J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

   from The Fellowship of the Ring

First Line: I sit beside the fire and think

The above poem is sung by Bilbo on "a cold grey day near the end of December" in the third chapter of book two of The Fellowship of the Ring.

  • Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings Collector's Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987.

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