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SHENSTONE, a parish of England, in Staffordshire 5 
ft miles south of Lichfield. Population 1378. 
SHENTON, a hamlet of England, in Leicestershire; 21- 
miles south-west of Market Bosworth. 
SHENTON, a parish of England, in Salop, near Bridge- 
north. . 
SHEPARDINE, a hamlet of England, in Gloucestershire; 
near Thornhury. 
SHEPAUG, a river of the United States, in Connecticut, 
which runs south into the Quinebaug, in the west part of 
Southbury. 
SHEPHARD'S ISLANDS, a cluster of small islands in 
the South Pacific Ocean, belonging to the New Hebrides. 
Lat. 17. S. long. 168. 40. E. 
SHE’PHERD, s. [recap, sheep, and hypb, a keeper, 
Saxon, pceapahypb.] One who tends sheep in the pas¬ 
ture, 
I am shepherd to another naan. 
And do not sheer the fleeces that 1 graze. Shakspeare. 
A swain ; a rural lover. 
If that the world and love were young, 
And truth in every shepherd's tongue, 
These pretty pleasures might me move 
To live with thee, and be thy love. Ralegh. 
SHEPHERDS OF EGYPT, Shepherd Kixgs, or 
Royal Shepherds, in Ancient History, the denomination 
of a class of inhabitants of a part of Egypt, concerning 
whose origin, place of abode, and migration, ancient and 
modern writers have entertained different opinions. See 
Egypt. 
SHEPHERD’S CREEK, a river of the United States, in 
Louisiana, which runs into the Missouri; 83 miles west of 
Mississippi. 
SHEPHERDESS, s. A woman that tends sheep; a 
rural lass. 
She like some shepherdess did shew. 
Who sat to bathe her by a river's side. Dryden- 
His dorick dialect has incomparable sweetness' in its 
clownishness, like a fair shepherdess in country russet. 
Dry den. 
SHEPHERD'S Needle, s. Venus’ comb. A 11 herb.— 
See Soandix. 
SHEPHERD'S, Purse, or Pouch , s. A common weed. 
See Thlaspus. 
To him, that hath a flux, of shepherd's-pursc he gives, 
And mouse-ear unto him whom some sharp rupture grieves. 
Drayton. 
SHEPHERD’S Rod, s. Teasel, of which plant it is a 
variety. 
SHEPERD1SH, adj. Resembling a shepherd ; suiting 
a shepherd; pastoral; rustic. Not in use .-—He would have 
drawn her eldest sister, esteemed her match for beauty, in 
her shepherd/sh attire. Sidney. 
SHEPHERDLY, adj. Pastoral; rustic.—-We read Re- 
bekah, in the primitive plainness and shepherdly simplicity 
of those times, accepted bracelets and other ornaments, 
without any disparagement to her virgin modesty. Bp. 
Taylor. 
SHEPHERDSTOWN, a post township of the United 
States, in Jefferson county, Virginia, on the Potomac. 
Population 1033, mostly of German descent. 
SHEPHERDS VILLE, a post township of the United 
States, in Bullet county, Kentucky, on Salt river, 14 miles 
from its junction with the Ohio. Population 100. 
SHEPLEY, a township of England, West Riding of York¬ 
shire; 6 miles south-south-east of Huddersfield. Population 
793. 
SHEPOORY, a town of Hindoston, province of Agra, 
belonging to the Mahratlas, district of Narwar. Lat. 25, 
25. N. long. 77. 10. E. 
SHEPPERTON, a village and parish of England, in the 
county of Middlesex, situated on the banks of the Thames. 
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From the Thames having altered its course, a detached part 
of the parish remains in Surrey, and the river now passes 
over the, foundation of its ancient church. Near the bridge 
over the river at Walton are Cowey stakes, supposed to be 
the remains of those drove into the river by the Britons, to 
prevent Caesar’s army from fording it. One of them is pre¬ 
served in the British Museum. It is recorded that the learned 
Erasmus passed much of his time in the parsonage house 
here, his preceptor being rector of the parish. Population 
751, 4 miles from Staines. 
SHEPPEY, Isle of, an island of England, in the county 
of Kent, situated at the mouth of the Thames and Medway, 
and separated from the mainland of the county by an arm of 
the sea called the Swale, which is navigable for vessels of 200 
tons burden. It extends about 11 miles in length and 8 in 
breadth. About four-fifths of the bland consist of marsh and 
pasture lands ; the remainder is arable. The prevailing soil 
is a deep strong clay of greafstiffness. The marshes have 
also a thick clay beneath, but are covered with a rich black 
vegetable mould, arising from the quantities of sheep which 
have been regularly fed on them tor many years. The arable 
lands are in a high state of cultivation, and have been greatly 
improved by the manure of cockle-shells, great quantities of 
which are continually thrown on the shores by the sea. 
Beans and wheat are grown alternately on these lands, a 
fallow being occasionally substituted for the bean crop. The 
wheat is excellent, and frequently weighs 64 pounds the 
Winchester bushel. Much clover is also grown here, and 
on the few gravelly tracks on the higher ground, oats and 
barley are sown. The clover is generally mown twice, one* 
for hay, and a second time for seed. The upland pastures 
are applied to the feeding of lambs and young lean 
sheep. The sheep are mostly of the Romney Marsh breed, 
and the cattle almost wholly of the Welsh sort. The 
horses are somewhat smaller than those of the other parts of 
Kent. They are of a kind that has been bred in the island 
from time immemorial. The cliffs which skirt the north and 
north-east sides of the island are frequently undermined by 
the sea. These cliffs contain an abundance of extraneous 
fossils and petrifactions, as well as pyrite or copperas stone, 
which last are collected by some people on the shore, till a 
a sufficient quantity is obtained to’ load a vessel. The prin¬ 
cipal towns in the island are Sheerness and Queenborough. 
SHEPRETH, a parish of England, in Cambridgeshire; 
5| miles north-by-west of Royston. 
SHEPREVE (John), an English poet, was born in Berk¬ 
shire, and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where 
he took his degrees in arts, and became Hebrew professor 
about the year 1538. He had a most surprising memory, 
and was one of the most learned men in his time. He died 
in the year 1542. His works are “ Summa et Synopsis Novi 
Test.” &c.; 5< Hippolytus Ovidianse Phedrae respondens,” 
&c. Wood. 
SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP, a parish of England, in 
Somersetshire; 3i miles north-east of llminster. Population 
559. 
SHEPTON GEORGE, a hamlet of England, in Dorset¬ 
shire ; 3 miles east-bv-south of Bridport. 
SHEPTON MALLET, a market town and parish of 
England, in the county of Somerset, situated in a low valley, 
well-watered with rivulets. It consists of about 20 streets and 
lanes, most of which are narrow and dirty. The church, 
which stands on the east side of the market-place, is a large 
and handsome building, in the pointed style of architecture, 
having a tower at the west end, surmounted by a spire. The 
pulpit and font are each cut out of one solid stone. The 
market-cross is a very curious structure, consisting of five 
arches supported by pentagonal columns. In the centre is a 
large hexagonal pillar, standing on two rows of steps, and 
supporting a flat roof, over which rises a lofty pyramidal 
spire, adorned with Gothic arches, and crowned with an 
oblong entablature, on which is a figure of Christ on the 
cross, between two malefactors. The cross, according 
to an inscription on iti was erected in the year 1500, 
“ by Walter Bucklord and Agnes his wyffand considerable 
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