Boatswain b. May, 1803 d. November 18, 1808 Lord Byron's Dog. This is the inscription in the stone in Newstead Abbey: "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 ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog, Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey, Nov. 18, 1808." When some proud son...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Newstead Abbey, Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England
b. May, 1803 d. November 18, 1808