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'''The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon''' is a poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
'''The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]].


===Excerpt===
===Excerpt===
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The Man in the Moon had silver shoon
The [[Man in the Moon]] had silver shoon
And his beard was of silver thread;
And his beard was of silver thread;
He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled
He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled

Revision as of 15:41, 18 January 2009

The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon is a Hobbit poem of the Fourth Age.

Excerpt

The Man in the Moon had silver shoon
And his beard was of silver thread;
He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled
With gold about his head.
Clad in silken robe in his great white globe
He opened an ivory door
With a crystal key, and in secrecy
He stole o'er a shadowy floor;