The dwarves of course are quite obviously, couldn't you say that in many ways they remind you of the Jews? Their words are Semitic obviously, constructed to be Semitic. Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects (in general) the small reach of their imagination - not the small reach of their courage or latent power.

That's what I meant,' said Pippin. 'We hobbits ought to stick together, and we will. I shall go, unless they chain me up. There must be someone with intelligence in the party.

I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure.

Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.

Trolls are slow in the uptake, and mighty suspicious about anything new to them.

Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts. (Ghan-buri-Ghan, of allies during war)

And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.