[W.F. Lantry]

Originally Posted by Richard Meyer

Long ago I read in a book that the most beautiful sounding expression in the English language is cellar door.

God bless Cyrus Lauron Hooper, who Tolkien plagiarized 40 years later. Interestingly, the book in question is now available for free from Google Books.

Here's the citation itself: http://books.google.com/books?id=cp4...20door&f=false

If you scroll up a little, you'll find he gives his own list of 'most beautiful words' on the preceding page...

Thanks,

Bill