. Cemeteries for animals. Pets. [from old catalog]. HYDE PARK CEMETERY CEMETFRY FOR DOGS, HYDE PARK, LONDON. Another notable cemetery for animals may be found in a secluded corner of Hyde Park, London, near the house of the lodge keeper at the Victoria Gate. This cemetery was opened in 1881 by the late Duke of Cambridge and now contains about four hundred graves. In this quiet spot close to the throbbing heart of the city it is restful to pause awhile and bestow a little thought on the two great needs of mankind so manifest in the epitaphs, — an unselfish love and a faith that reaches beyond t
. Cemeteries for animals. Pets. [from old catalog]. HYDE PARK CEMETERY CEMETFRY FOR DOGS, HYDE PARK, LONDON. Another notable cemetery for animals may be found in a secluded corner of Hyde Park, London, near the house of the lodge keeper at the Victoria Gate. This cemetery was opened in 1881 by the late Duke of Cambridge and now contains about four hundred graves. In this quiet spot close to the throbbing heart of the city it is restful to pause awhile and bestow a little thought on the two great needs of mankind so manifest in the epitaphs, — an unselfish love and a faith that reaches beyond this fleeting life. The epitaph that Lord Byron wrote on his Newfoundland dog is seen on one stone, and is well worth quoting: " Wlien some proud son of man returns to earth, Unknown to glory, but upheld by birth, The sculptor's art exhausts the pomp of woe, And storied urns record who rests below. When all is done, upon the tomb is .seen Not what he was, but what he should have been. But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own, Who labors, fights, lives, breathes for him alone, Unhonored falls, unnoticed all his worth. Denied in heaven the soul he held on earth. Ye who perchance behold this simple urn, Pass on, — it honors none you wish to mourn; To mark a friend's remains these stones arise; I never knew but one — and here he ; The following epitaphs express the hope that the Indian felt when he shot the dead warrior's steed, believing that horse and master would be united beyond the grave. Shall He whose name is Love Deny our loving friend a home above ? Nay, He who orders all things for the best, In Paradise will surelv give them ; And again: " There are men most good and wise who say that dumb creatures we have cherished here below shall give us kindly greeting when we pass the Golden ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scann
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