Comments on: “Meanderings” by Jim Peters http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/08/01/meanderings-by-jim-peters-18/ Lowell Politics and Lowell History Sun, 19 May 2013 15:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Steve http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/08/01/meanderings-by-jim-peters-18/comment-page-1/#comment-14693 Steve Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:56:03 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=16010#comment-14693 Yes, I believe you can learn a lot from dogs, and I was reminded of the inscription that Lord Byron wrote for one he called his truest friend, a Newfoundland named Boatswain. Here are the opening lines: 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. Yes, I believe you can learn a lot from dogs, and I was reminded of the inscription that Lord Byron wrote for one he called his truest friend, a Newfoundland named Boatswain. Here are the opening lines:

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.

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