 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 his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human...  Byron - Page 52by John Nichol - 1902 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1904 - 926 pages
...in an epitaph than the following which was written by Lord Byron in regard to his dead Newfoundland: 'Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who...a just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a dog.' The dog has ever invaded the domain of art. All who have seen Sir Edwin Landseer's great picture will... | |
 | Ethel Colburn Mayne - 1924 - 516 pages
...monument he wrote an inscription, which, together with some lines to Boatswain's memory, adorns the stone. NEAR this spot Are deposited the remains of one Who...tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog Who was bom at Newfoundland, May 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey, November 18, 1808. The lines,2 which breathe... | |
 | Gino Pugnetti - 1980 - 454 pages
...temperament: good, courageous, generous, intelligent, human. Lord Byron wrote of one of this breed: "... Courage without ferocity, And all the virtues of man without his vices." lt is also a patient dog, mild with guests and not obsequious with its master. Uses The Newfoundland... | |
 | John Green - 1983 - 52 pages
...partisans of each will probably be inclined to apply the following lines of Byron to their own dog: Near this spot Are deposited the remains of one Who...a just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a dog. Glossary of Color Terms belton: an intermingling of white hairs with hairs of another color blue merle:... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 pages
...domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas. Francis Gallon (1822-1911) British scientist Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who...Man, without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmean Flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a... | |
 | Marjorie Anchel - 1990 - 292 pages
...Newfoundland dog with whom he is portrayed in the life-size statue near London's Marble Arch is a classic: Near this spot Are deposited the remains of one Who...unmeaning flattery If inscribed over human ashes, Is but just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a dog. Montaigne perspicaciously analyzed the mysterious knowingness... | |
 | May Sarton - 1988 - 292 pages
...road handed me a newspaper clipping about the death of a dog. The writer quoted Lord Byron as follows: Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who...without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all of the virtues of man, without his vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery, if inscribed... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 pages
...essayist. -Dogs andibe Tug of life.* in Harper's (New York, Feb. 1975; repr. in Heart's Desire, 1988). 6 wn and out something always turns up — and it is...New York Times (1 April 1962). Sec also ADVtRSMY; JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE (1786-1869). Brilish statesman. Inscription on Ihc monument raised for Lord Byron's... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 pages
...of himself too. SAMUEL BUTLER, (1835-1902) British author. Notebooks, "Higgledy-Piggledy" (1912). 3 Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who...a just Tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog. JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE, (1786-1869) British statesman. Quoted in The Late Lord Byron, ch. 10, Doris Langley... | |
 | Bud Johns - 1999 - 248 pages
...insinuated nose, Mine eyes the tail that wagg'd contempt at fate. LI "D ord JDyron EPITAPH TO A DOG Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who...Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808. When some proud son of man returns to earth, Unknown to glory, but upheld by birth,... | |
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