Who said “The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.”?

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Lord Byron. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceInscription on the monument of a Newfoundland dog (1808).

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“The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.”
— Lord Byron
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Byron, L. (n.d.). The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2827-the-poor-dog-in-life-the-firmest-friend/

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Byron, Lord. “The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2827-the-poor-dog-in-life-the-firmest-friend/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Byron, Lord. “The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2827-the-poor-dog-in-life-the-firmest-friend/.

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