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 HoggAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: scottish
- Born: January 1, 1770
- Died: November 21, 1835
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