Near this spot Are deposited the Remains of one Who possessed Beauty…

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.

Lord Byron

1808

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Lord Byron. "Inscription on the Monument of a Newfoundland Dog." 1808.

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