But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Lord of the Rings: One Volume, p.264, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Lord of the Rings: One Volume, p.264, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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