E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Shepherd Lord (The).
Henry, the tenth Lord Clifford, sent by his mother to be brought up by a shepherd, in order to save him from the fury of the Yorkists. At the accession of Henry VII, he was restored to all his rights and seigniories. (Died 1523.)
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The story is told by Wordsworth in The Song for the Feast of Brougham Castle.