Hogg
JAMES, a Scotch poet; born in Selkirkshire in 1770. After receiving HOHENLINDEN a very scanty education, he began to earn his bread by daily labor as a shepherd. His early rhymings brought him under the notice of Sir Walter Scott, by whose advice he published a volume of ballads, "The Mountain Bard." He published the "Forest Minstrel" (1810), and the "Queen's Wake" in 1813, which established his reputation as a poet. In 1815 he published his "Pilgrims of the Sun," followed by "Mador of the Moor," "Queen Hynde," and "Dramatic Tales."
He died in Altrive, on the Yarrow, in 1835.
HOGMANAY (ho-man-ā' or hog'men-ë), a name applied in Scotland to the last day of the year, Dec. 31, often celebrated with holiday festivities in connection with the New-year's Day.