Epitaph to a Dog
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"Epitaph to a Dog" is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was written in 1808 in honour of his Landseer dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies.
Boatswain's Monument at Newstead Abbey
A Landseer dog, the breed Byron eulogized, painted by Edwin Henry Landseer, 1802–1873
The poem as inscribed on Boatswain's monument
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron by Richard Westall
Landseer (dog breed)
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The Landseer is a dog that originated in Germany and Switzerland. It is a black-and-white descendent of the Newfoundland that is recognized as an independent breed in continental Europe.
Epitaph to a Dog
…referred to as "Inscription on the Monument to a Newfoundland Dog") is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was written in 1808 in honour of his Landseer dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When his dog Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed him without any fear of becoming bitten…
Landseer
Lion, a Newfoundland Dog, 1824
A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society, 1838