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...Cataloging-in-Publication data are available. And see ye not yon bonny road That winds about yon fernie brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. —"Thomas Rymer" . . . certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth. We all long for it,...

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...call it the road to heaven. And see ye not that bonny road, That winds about the fernie brae [bank] ? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae [must go] [ Thomas the Rhymer 53-64] . Tolkien quotes these lines in his essay OFS with the comment:...

...wickedness, Though some call it the road to heaven. And see not ye that bonny road That winds about the ferny brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae.26 The Fontane-pruning still contains Tom's comments upon the fair maiden he beholds with wonder....

...wickedness, that some call the road to heaven. And see ye not yon bonny road, that winds about the fernie brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, where Thou and I this night maun gae. Ernest Oh God! This road is full of noises and strange mists. Colin! Is that you? Colin Well met. This...