swineherd's

Even this which thou so much abhorrest, it may be for thy progeny's good, [6188] better be any man's son than thine, to be begot of base Irus, poor Seius, or mean Mevius, the town swineherd's, a shepherd's son: and well is he, that like

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

She held the suspicion, though, that there was more of Stobrod in Odysseus than old Homer was willing to let on, and she found his alibis for stretching out his trip to be suspect in the extreme, an opinion only confirmed by the current passage in which the characters were denned up in a swineherd's hut drinking and telling tales.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

Many times I helped my grandfather Jerónimo in his swineherd's labour, many times I dug the land in the vegetable garden adjoining the house, and I chopped wood for the fire, many times, turning and turning the big iron wheel which worked the water pump.

José Saramago - Nobel Lecture 1998

She held the suspicion, though, that there was more of Stobrod in Odysseus than old Homer was willing to let on, and she found his alibis for stretching out his trip to be suspect in the extreme, an opinion only confirmed by the current passage in which the characters were denned up in a swineherd's hut drinking and telling tales.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 1997

And perhaps, after all, you and the wise man of old are right; the lowest state -- even the swineherd's -- may have as many compensations as that of his master the Earl.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

When the swineherd's wife came back and found the burning bread, she rated the king soundly for his carelessness.

A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Clayton Edwards

Peiræus readily undertook the charge, and this point being settled they thrust out from the shore and rowed away in the direction of the harbour, while Telemachus strode off with rapid footsteps along the path which led to the swineherd's hut.

Stories from the Odyssey

After a quick and prosperous voyage they sighted the coast of Ithaca, and landed on a deserted part of the coast within easy reach of the swineherd's dwelling.

Stories from the Odyssey

It must have been a swineherd's cot at a pre-war date.

Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier Alice B. Emerson

Then he saw a young man come to the entrance of the courtyard, the swineherd's dogs fawning upon him.

The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Padraic Colum 1926