Lord Byron dogs into the water, each with an arm in the ship Captain’s new scarlet waistcoat, to the annoyance of the Captain and the amusement of the crew. Byron had a great love of animals, most notably for a Newfoundland dog named Boatswain. When the animal contracted rabies, Byron nursed him, albeit unsuccessfully, without any thought or fear of becoming bitten and infected. Although deep in debt at the time, Byron commissioned an impressive marble funerary monument for Boatswain at Newstead Abbey, larger than his own, and the only building work which he ever carried out on his estate. In his
Thanh Thảo (poet) in many magazines and anthologies in Vietnamese and other languages such as Russian, French, English and Spanish. Thanh Thao was considered ""the King of epic poem"" thanks to he has been published seven poem book length. His poems are a major contribution to the Vietnamese contemporary poetry anthology, "Black Dog Black Night" (Milkweed Editions, USA, 2008 -named “"The Best Anthology of Year”" by "Coldfront" magazine, 2008). Thanh Thảo (poet) Thanh Thảo (Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi Province, 1946) is a Vietnamese poet and journalist. Thanh Thao grew up in Hanoi, took a degree in literature from Hanoi University, and now lives