Could'st thou see this, perchance one tear would 



start, 

 One brief compunction stir thy stony heart ; 

 Then might'st thou wish ingratitude forgiv'n, 

 And dread that crime of hell to show offended 



Heav'n ! 



Samuel Jackson Pratt. 



Inscription : On a Newfoundland Dog ^> ^> 



"V/E who wander thither 



-*- Pass not unheeded 



The spot where poor Caesar 



Is deposited. 



He was born of Newfoundland parents. 



His vigilance, during many years, 



Was the safeguard of Encombe House ; 



His talents and manners were long 



The amusement and delight 



Of those who resorted to it. 



Of his unshaken fidelity, 



Of his cordial attachment 



To his master and his family, 



A just conception cannot 



Be conveyed by language, 



Or formed, but by those 



Who intimately knew him. 



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