There are few more romantic or ancient professions than the shepherd, the keeper and protector of the flock.
There are few more romantic or ancient professions than the shepherd, the keeper and protector of the flock.
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by Barry Didcock
In classical times he (or she: Amaryllis is a shepherdess in Virgil's Bucolics) came to symbolise innocence in an unspoilt natural idyll. Christianity found in the job spec a handy echo of some of its deity's duties, namely keeping an eye on the populace. Even the culinary world celebrates shepherds with a pie named in their honour.
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In praise of - shepherds.
There are few more romantic or ancient professions than the shepherd, the keeper and protector of the flock.
In classical times he (or she: Amaryllis is a shepherdess in Virgil's Bucolics) came to symbolise innocence in an unspoilt natural idyll. Christianity found in the job spec a handy echo of some of its deity's duties, namely keeping an eye on the populace. Even the culinary world celebrates shepherds with a pie named in their honour.
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