And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs…

And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound,
And curs of low degree.

Sourced, The Vicar of Wakefield
(1766)

Ch. 17, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, st. 4

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