James Hogg Quotes

James Hogg
James Hogg
Scottish Poet
Born: 1770
Died: 1835
Dog Entirely Forest Sheep Three Would
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Without the shepherd's dog, the whole of the open mountainous land in Scotland would not be worth a sixpence. James Hogg
Dog Worth Would Open Without Shepherd Scotland Land Whole
A shepherd may be a very able, trusty, and good shepherd, without a sweetheart - better, perhaps, than with one. But what is he without his dog? James Hogg
Good Dog Better Able He Perhaps Without Shepherd His Very Trusty Than May Sweetheart
The charge was left entirely to himself from midnight until the rising of the sun; and if all the shepherds in the Forest had been there to have assisted him, they could not have effected it with greater propriety. James Hogg
Sun Charge Entirely Rising Could Had Propriety Until Him Himself Greater Shepherds Been Effected Left Forest Midnight Assisted
He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the apartment like a crazed beast. James Hogg
Time Family Prayer Three Beast Practice Before Seconds Ran Worship Bad Bad One Had He Feet Like Conclusion His Very Just Apartment Uniform Barking Round Four Started
He was scarcely then a year old, and knew so little of herding that he had never turned a sheep in his life; but as soon as he discovered it was his duty to do so I can never forget with what anxiety and eagerness he learned his different evolutions. James Hogg
Life Anxiety Old Sheep Year Duty Scarcely Never Had He Never Forget Knew Soon Learned Year-Old His Discovered Forget Different Little Turned Then Eagerness Herding

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