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It was written in 1808 in honour of his Landseer dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed him without any fear of becoming bitten and infected. [1] The poem is inscribed on Boatswain's tomb, which is larger than Byron's, at Newstead Abbey, Byron's estate. [2]
Byron had a beloved Newfoundland dog named Boatswain, who died of rabies in 1808. Boatswain was buried at Newstead Abbey and has a monument larger than his master's. The inscription, from Byron's poem Epitaph to a Dog, has become one of his best-known works: The poem Epitaph to a Dog as inscribed on Boatswain's monument
Robert Ripley had drawn a picture of Boatswain's grave with the caption "Lord Byron's dog has a magnificent tomb while Lord Byron himself has none". This came as a shock to the English, particularly schoolchildren, who, Ripley said, raised funds of their own accord to provide the poet with a suitable memorial.
Alan Murray-Rust / Boatswain's monument, Newstead Abbey: Camera location: View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap This is a photo of listed building ...
President and Mrs. Ford and their family previously chose to have the state funeral and related services conducted in three phases (Palm Desert, California; Washington, DC; Grand Rapids, Michigan), with interment in a previously selected hillside tomb next to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The services and ...
An “incredibly rare” Neolithic tomb was recently found buried under a field in the United Kingdom, officials said. The stone tomb, which is about 5,000 years old, was unearthed during an ...
A boatswain (/ ˈ b oʊ s ən / BOH-sən, formerly and dialectally also / ˈ b oʊ t s w eɪ n / BOHT-swayn), bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified member of the deck department, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull.
The third ancient tomb, however, was well-preserved and relatively untouched, the institute said. A photo shows this tomb, known as M3. A view into the 1,800-year-old tomb M3.