‘The proud Salopians may be proud of Him.
‘Then there’s a rich old Shepherd,[81] fra’ the North,
‘A braver Man ne’er stept on this side Forth.
‘Tho’ master of a Farm, and oldish grown,
‘He slighted all to serve with our Patron;
‘Lively, and brisk, and, tho’ good-temper’d, rough—
‘Scott’s praise of Him is scarcely praise enough.
‘Here’s too a gaudy Shepherd,[82] come from Cheshire,
‘Much like the rest I think, but rather fresher.
‘The little I shall say needs no apology,