"You want to build a watch-house!" "You have an old ewe at home now, that you did not come honestly by!"

Captain Stirling left a cow, two ewes in lamb, and three goats, where, he observes, abundance of grass, and a large pool of water awaited them.

No clever head nor great in wit, maybebut she had two lambing ewes with some of her kinsfolk, and brought them down.

The next process is the stocking it with the breeding ewes of the sea and river.

You should also contrive stalls separated from the others in which you may segregate the ewes about to yean, as well as any which may be ailing.

And made me, when it cam', A bird without a mate, A ewe without a lamb.

"There are some shepherds who do not milk the ewes during the nursing period, but those who do not milk them at all do better, as thus they bear more wool and more lambs.

By this demonstration of affection they are thought to seal the love of the ewes for their lambs.