barford's

Updated: May 13, 2025

Barford's dog at Wokingham was put into a muzzle; he objected to it, took it off, and hid it somewhere, no one knows where. Policeman saw him; summoned Dr. B.; case was to come off one Saturday. The children told dog how wicked he'd been: Dr. B. would have to appear at the Court, and he too, as it was his doing; he'd lost the muzzle. Dr.

Various - Dog Stories from the "Spectator": being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power,: affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the: correspondence columns of "The Spectator"

"Troth, sir, I'se no lee about the matter," answered Moniplies. "I was coming along the street here, and ilk ane was at me with their jests and roguery. So I thought to mysell, ye are ower mony for me to mell with; but let me catch ye in Barford's Park, or at the fit of the Vennel, I could gar some of ye sing another sang.

Sir Walter Scott - The Fortunes of Nigel