John Cam Hobhouse

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    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.
    —John Cam Hobhouse (1786–1869)

    And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death.
    —Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 6:8.

    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.
    —John Cam Hobhouse (1786–1869)