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English: The Ettrick Shepherd. This monument to James Hogg, The Ettrick Shepherd, was sculpted by Andrew Currie in 1860 1304126. In his right hand is a shepherd's staff and in his left hand is a scroll inscribed:-

HE TAUGHT THE WANDERING WINDS TO SING

On the front panel below the figure is inscribed:-

JAMES HOGG THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD BORN 1770 DIED 1835

Inscriptions on the other three panels are:-

INSTEAD OF ARMS OR GOLDEN CREST. HIS HARP WITH MIMIC FLOWERS WAS DREST: AROUND. IN GRACEFUL STREAMERS. FELL THE BRIAR ROSE AND THE HEATHER BELL.

OFT HAD HE VIEWED. AS MORNING ROSE. THE BOSOM OF THE LONELY LOWES: OFT THRILLED HIS HEART AT CLOSE OF EVEN TO SEE THE DAPPLED VALES OF HEAVEN. WITH MANY A MOUNTAIN. MOOR. AND TREE. ASLEEP UPON SAINT MARY

AT EVENING FALL. IN LONESOME DALE. HE KEPT STRANGE CONVERSE WITH THE GALE; HELD WORLDY POMP IN HIGH DERISION.

AND WANDERED IN A WORLD OF VISION.
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Camera location55° 28′ 21.3″ N, 3° 12′ 27″ W  Heading=247° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location55° 28′ 21.3″ N, 3° 12′ 27″ W  Heading=247° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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