"There, under the single arch of the South Bridge, is a huge mastiff, sauntering down the middle of the causeway, as i…"

"The heavy mastiff, savage in the fray, Lies down and licks his feet and turns away."

"Sir Leoline, the Baron rich, Hath a toothless mastiff bitch; From her kennel beneath the rock She maketh answer to th…"

"Behind them was the wood Full of black female mastiffs, gaunt and fleet, As greyhounds that have newly slipp’d the le…"

"It was a giant dog, as large as a calf, tawny tinted, with hanging jowl, black muzzle and huge projecting bones. It w…"

"There was the huge famished brute, its black muzzle buried in Rucastle's throat, while he writhed and screamed upon t…"

"This island of England breeds very valiant creatures: their mastiffs are of unmatchable courage."

"A mastiff dog May love a puppy cur for no more reason Than that the twain have been tied up together."

"...the people of the State have failed to protect and preserve indigenous dog breeds like Meitei Hui, Tangkhul Hui, w…"

"... As they began to settle down with agriculture ie domesticating plants, they also learned to domesticate animals, …"