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The Lay of Leithian Recommenced (b)

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Volume: The Lays of Beleriand
Chapter: The Lay of Leithian Recommenced
Pages: 352–354
Paragraph count: 103
Token count: 609

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⸤¶In later days,
⸤¶from wrath and
⸤¶and Iron Crown,
⸤¶beneath the smoking
⸤¶founded and fortified
⸤¶then slowly dread
⸤¶the Shadow of
⸤¶the Folk of
⸤¶The lords of
⸤¶the kingdoms of
⸤¶assails with ever-mounting
⸤¶in their last
⸤¶they dwell, or
⸤¶defend upon his
⸤¶till each one
⸤¶in Doriath beyond
⸤¶the Grey King
⸤¶No evil in
⸤¶no power their
⸤¶there still is
⸤¶there leaves are
⸤¶and many marvels
⸤¶There went now
⸤¶beneath the beech,
⸤¶there lightfoot ran
⸤¶the daughter of
⸤¶of Arda’s eldest
⸤¶in beauty of
⸤¶and only child
⸤¶to walk in
⸤¶from Those descended
⸤¶before the world
⸤¶Beyond the bounds
⸤¶still shone the
⸤¶memorials of their
⸤¶achievement of Vision
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⸤¶and when beneath
⸤¶on Earth below
⸤¶music in Doriath
⸤¶and there beneath
⸤¶or seated on
⸤¶Daeron the dark
⸤¶played on his
⸤¶unbearable by mortal
⸤¶No other player
⸤¶no other lips
⸤¶so skilled, ’tis
⸤¶save Maelor* son
⸤¶forgotten harper, singer
⸤¶who young when
⸤¶to endless lamentation
⸤¶and in the
⸤¶But Daeron in
⸤¶yet lived and
⸤¶until one summer-eve
⸤¶as still the
⸤¶Then merrily his
⸤¶the grass was
⸤¶the twilight lingered
⸤¶in shadow-shapes upon
⸤¶beneath the boughs
⸤¶standing silent. About
⸤¶a mist of
⸤¶and ghostly moths
⸤¶went to and
⸤¶quickening, rippling, rising
⸤¶the piping called.
⸤¶as sheer and
⸤¶of peerless white
⸤¶her maiden-bower on
⸤¶and as when
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⸤¶radiant into darkened
⸤¶her living light
⸤¶in fleeting silver
⸤¶There now she
⸤¶bending and swaying
⸤¶as half-reluctant; then
⸤¶to dance, to
⸤¶bewildering, and a
⸤¶was wreathed about
⸤¶Wind-ripples on the
⸤¶and trembling leaf
⸤¶with diamond-dews, as
⸤¶and fleeter went
⸤¶Her long hair
⸤¶about her arms
⸤¶as slow above
⸤¶in glory of
⸤¶arose, and on
⸤¶its light serene
⸤¶Then suddenly her
⸤¶and through the
⸤¶half wordless, half
⸤¶her voice upraised
⸤¶that once of
⸤¶and in her
⸤¶to heart-enthralling loveliness,¶⸥⸤⸥
⸤¶unmarred, immortal, sorrowless.¶⸥⸤⸥
⸤¶Ir Ithil ammen
⸤¶menel-vîr síla díriel
⸤¶si loth a
⸤¶A Hîr Annûn
⸤¶le linnon im