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'''The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]] said to derive from [[Gondorian]] lore. It was recorded in the [[Red Book]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref>
'''The [[Man in the Moon]] Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]] said to derive from [[Gondorian]] lore and was recorded in the [[Red Book]]; it actually mentions [[Belfalas]] and [[Tirith Aear]], locations very far from [[the Shire]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref>
===Excerpt===
===Excerpt===
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">The [[Man in the Moon]] had silver shoon
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">The [[Man in the Moon]] had silver shoon

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The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon is a Hobbit poem of the Fourth Age said to derive from Gondorian lore and was recorded in the Red Book; it actually mentions Belfalas and Tirith Aear, locations very far from the Shire.[1]

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...[2]

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