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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]].
'''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>


===Excerpt===
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He opened an ivory door
He opened an ivory door
With a crystal key, and in secrecy
With a crystal key, and in secrecy
He stole o'er a shadowy floor;
He stole o'er a shadowy floor...<ref>{{AB|Down}}</ref>
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[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon, The]]
[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon, The]]

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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. It was recorded in the Red Book.[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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