Near this
spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity,
strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues
of man, without the vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery
if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the memory of SPENCER,
a dog.
Inscription on the monument of Boatswain a
Newfoundland dog (1808)
George Noel Gordon (Lord Byron) 1788-1824 |  |