"Bilbo pinched himself and slapped himself; he gripped on his little sword; he even felt in his pocket with his other …"

"Thief, thief, thief! Baggins! We hates it, we hates it, we hates it for ever!"

"This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Sl…"

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy…"

""Good morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at…"

"I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone."

"Far over the misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away ere break of day To seek the pale enc…"

"As they sang the hobbit felt the love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through hi…"

"I should like to know about risks, out-of-pocket expenses, time required and remuneration, and so forth"—by which he …"

"“Where iss it? Where iss it?” Bilbo heard him crying. “Losst it is, my precious, lost, lost! Curse us and crush us, m…"