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Herding Sheep with Bill There was no contradicting his calendar
Of superstitions – the feast of some saint or other
The sheep had to be herded off the mountain,
Culled and counted, dipped and
Doctored with shots for blackleg.
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Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018
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“Blackleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackleg. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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