Read full poem →That's slept half an eternity; in fear
The herdsman may have left his startled cows
For shelter when heaven's thunder voice was near;
Dictionary Entry
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. herdsmanherdsman oldherdsman rationalherdsman youngherdsman chief
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Poetry examples for “herdsman”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →lament among the thick leaves of the trees, tell ye to the Sicilian
waters of Arethusa the tidings that Bion the herdsman is dead.... Thy
sudden doom, O Bion, Apollo himself lamented, and the Satyrs mourned