A book of memories of great men and women of the age, from personal acquaintance (1877)
Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889, St. John, Cynthia Morgan, 1852-1919. fmo, Wordsworth Collection · London, Virtue · leaf 404
Ettrick House, each of which,notwithstanding its high-sounding title, was a humble cottage not far removed froma hut. The unpoetic name, Hogg, which he was always better pleased to exchangefor that of the Ettrick Shepherd, is said to have been derived from a far-awayancestor—a pirate, or a… … THE BIUTHPLACE OF JAMES HOGG. strength from his mother, Margaret Laidlaw, ■ a pious, though uneducated, woman,who loved her husband, her children, and her Bible. Her memory was stored withBorder-ballads; she was a firm believer in kelpies, brownies, and others of the goodpeople, stories concerning…
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