Do not spoil the wonder with haste! Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Quote More from J.R.R. Tolkien “The world was fair, the mountains tallIn Elder Days before the fall...” “But, but, lord," Merry stammered, "I offered you my sword. I do not want to be …” “If thou hadst thy will what wouldst thou reserve?" said Manwe. "Of all thy real…” “The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, …”