Epitaph to a Dog Epitaph to a Dog "Epitaph to a Dog" (also sometimes 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 Newfoundland 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. The poem is inscribed on Boatswain's tomb, which is larger than Byron's, at Newstead Abbey, Byron's estate. The sections above the poem form a memorial eulogy to Boatswain, and introduce the poem. They are often
Boatswain Point, South Australia east. Two settlements are located along its west coast behind an area of reserved land. The road system associated with these settlements is connected to the Southern Ports Highway in the east by a road called Boatswain Point Road. Land in the remainder of the locality is used for agricultural purposes. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Boatswain Point had a population of 50 people. Boatswain Point is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the District Council of Robe. Boatswain Point,