"_Away sic fears! Gae spread my fame, And fix me an immortal name; Ages to come shall thee revive, And gar thee with new honours live; The future critics, I foresee, Shall have their notes on notes on thee; The wits unborn shall beauties find, That never entered in my mind._" "The Gentle Shepherd has exhibited rusticity without vulgarity, and elegant sentiment without affectation. Like the heroes of Homer, the characters of this piece can engage in the humblest occupation without degradation. Its verses have passed into proverbs, and it continues to be the delight and solace of the peasantry whom it describes."…
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