There's nothing gained by being witty: Fame Gathers but winde to blather up a name.

V. be loquacious &c adj.; talk glibly, pour forth, patter; prate, palaver, prose, chatter, prattle, clack, jabber, jaw; blather, blatter^, blether^; rattle, rattle on; twaddle, twattle; babble, gabble; outtalk; talk oneself out of breath, talk oneself hoarse; expatiate &c (speak at length) 573; gossip &c (converse) 588; din in the ears &c (repeat) 104; talk at random, talk nonsense &c 497; be hoarse with talking.

The Press Bureau withholds records of shining courage at the front lest they should enlighten the enemy, but gives full publicity to those Who give us words in lieu of deeds, Content to blather while their country bleeds.

Peether is full of blather.

Peether is full of blather.

" Histrio all blague and blather, Is it not pity, rather, One Frenchman should foregather With him in selfish pact? In selfish pactbut silly.

The main room of the saloon, into which the body had been brought from the back room, was a fog of smoke and a blabber of voices.

[Fr.]; blabber, bavardage^, bibble-babble^, gibble-gabble^; small talk &c (converse) 588. fluency, flippancy, volubility, flowing, tongue; flow of words; flux de bouche

I'l now play the blabber.

Byron disliked his familiarity and his airs of equality; while he himself was not long in discovering Byron to be egotistical to the verge of insanity, childishly vain of his rank, ill-natured, jealous, coarse, inconsiderate, disloyal, a blabber of secrets, mean, deceitful.