James Hogg, born on December 9, 1770, and died on November 21, 1835, was a Scottish poet known for his satirical and humorous writing style. His most famous work, 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner', is considered a classic of Scottish literature.
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Source: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Source: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Source: Highland Journeys
Source: The Brownie of Bodsbeck
Source: Highland Journeys
“…he knew no other pleasure but what consisted in opposition.”
Source: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Source: The Shepherd's Calendar
Source: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Gothic Classic): Psychological Thriller
Source: The Shepherd's Calendar
“That undefined and mingled hum, Voice of the desert never dumb!”
Source: The Poetical Works of the Ettrick Shepherd: With an Autobiography; and Illustrative Engravings, Chiefly from Original Drawings
“What is the life of a man more than the life of a lamb, or any guiltless animal?”
Source: Scottish Gothic: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, The City of Dreadful Night, A Beleaguered City
“Man mind yoursel is the first commandment.”
Source: Collected Works of James Hogg: Novels, Scottish Mystery Tales & Fantasy Stories: Scottish Classics: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, The Three Perils of Man, The Brownie of Bodsbeck, The Shepherd’s Calendar and Other Tales
Source: The poetical works of the Ettrick shepherd: including the Queen's wake, Pilgrims of the sun, Mador of the moor, Mountain bard, &c. &c
“The daisy is fair, the day-lily rare, The bud o' the rose as sweet as it's bonnie.”
Source: The works of the Ettrick shepherd
Source: Songs
“O, love, love, love! Love is like a dizziness; It winna let a poor body Gang about his biziness!”
Source: Songs