Like the mule he brays at the wrong time, or he settles back and stands when he should go forward.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
To the music of brays what harmonies couldst thou expect to get but cudgels?
"The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Instead of moans and cries, they burst forth into loud donkey brays, which sounded very much like, "Haw!
"The Adventures of Pinocchio"
C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini