A shepherd may be a very able, trusty, and good shepherd, without a sweetheart - better, perhaps, than with one. But what is he without his dog?

Without the shepherd's dog, the whole of the open mountainous land in Scotland would not be worth a sixpence.

In February, it's a little chilly on the terrace, but if you're with your sweetheart, perhaps you won't notice.

He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the apartment like a crazed beast.

If I didn't lost, my master wouldn't seek me.

It was slippery out there. I had to go to the trusty grip shoes.