You will notice already that Mr. Baggins was not quite so prosy as he …

J. R. R. Tolkien
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You will notice already that Mr. Baggins was not quite so prosy as he liked to believe, also that he was very fond of flowers. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.10, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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You will notice already that Mr. Baggins was not quite so prosy as he liked to believe, also that he was very fond of flowers. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.10, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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