The Gentle Shepherd
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"The Gentle Shepherd" is a pastoral
by Allan Ramsay
first published in 1725 and dedicated to Susanna Montgomery, Lady Eglinton. The original manuscript was given to Lady Eglinton.
The pastoral has some happy descriptive scenes and a pleasant delineation of manners.
Pastoral
The adjective pastoral refers to the lifestyle of pastoralists, such as shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasturage. It also refers to a genre in literature, art or music that depicts such shepherd life in an...
by Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay (poet)
Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet , playwright, publisher, librarian and wig-maker.-Life and career:...
first published in 1725 and dedicated to Susanna Montgomery, Lady Eglinton. The original manuscript was given to Lady Eglinton.
The pastoral has some happy descriptive scenes and a pleasant delineation of manners.