Go and persuade your shepherdess to agree to this: she is now alone; for look, here comes her brother."

," said Madam d'Urtis kindly, "since you make such a point of aiding these shepherdesses in guarding the flock, I hope in an hour you will accompany them to the castle to lunch.

Pan courts the shepherdesses, who mock him, and finally all join in welcome of the Queen.

But on the following day he came later than beforehe seemed dull and listlessand embraced his shepherdess with evident constraint.

The irony or sarcasm which enables the shepherdess to hold her own in the encounter is far removed from the simplicity of popular poetry.

You went past the withy bed?" "Yes, uncle; but I fancy the gentle shepherdess is nearer the village.

Sir Calidore, the successful rival, treated him most courteously, and when he married the fair shepherdess, gave Corydon both flocks and herds to mitigate his disappointment (canto 11).Spenser, Faëry Queen, vi. (1596).

He rushed towards them, amazed at not seeing either Amaranthe or Daphnè; and what was his enchantment when, on advancing a little further, he perceived his adored shepherdess by the margin of the Lignon, which at that point formed a pretty little cascade.

" "And I," said the princess, "will not allow myself any more to play the shepherdess in my waking dreams.

I find that I cannot rave over a pink and white china shepherdess when I have worshipped the Venus of Milo.

As the peasantry of Tuscany enjoy a greater share of aisance than falls to the lot of those of any other country, and as the females dress with taste and take great pains to appear smart on all occasions, they resemble rather the shepherdesses on the Opera stage or those of the fabled Arcadia than anything in real life.

"My dear uncle, I've told you I know nothing about itonly I have seen his shepherdess.

And the old grandfather was glad, at bottom, he had it in his neck so that he couldn't nod and separate the shepherdess from the chimney-sweep.

Oh, when shall I return to stay, With all I love, now far away, My father, mother, I'll caress, My sister, brother, fondly press, While lambkins play, And cattle stray, And smiles my lovely shepherdess.

As the dance ended, Henderson was about to go up and accost an attractive looking shepherdess, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

" "Wellhas the shepherdess any sheep?