I never knew a Woman want a Cue for that; but all that I Have met with were still before-hand with me in tittle tattle.

to lard every sentence with an oath or a curse, making bold at every turn to salute his Maker, or to summon Him in attestation of his tattle; not to say calling and challenging the Almighty to damn and destroy him?

"If you were up to the same trick, you'll look nice tattle-telling on us, won't you?" "I wasn't there, but I have witnesses whom I can summon to say you were," declared Betty, wishing her voice did not tremble with nervousness.

This story was made up by his neighbours not because they were fanciful or wanted to deceive, but like most tittle-tattle to fill a gap, as few like to confess ignorance, and if people are asked about such or such a man they must have something to say, or they suffer in everybody's opinion, are set down as dull or "out of the swim."

It forms no part of the plan of this work to repeat the gossip and tattle of private society, but occurrences happened to Lord Byron which engaged both, and some of them cannot well be passed over unnoticed.

" {40} Lucian adds, [Greek], ut est in proverbio, by which it appears that barbers and their shops were as remarkable for gossiping and tittle-tattle in ancient as they are in modern times.

Well, Joan, without all ifs or ands, e-persese, a-persese, or tittle-tattles in the world, I do love thee; and so much that, in thy absence I cry, when I see thee, and rejoice with my very heart, when I cannot behold thee.

A maid cannot love, or catch a lip-clip or a lap-clap, but here's such tittle-tattle, and Do not so, and Be not so light, and Be not so fond, and Do not kiss, and Do not love, and I cannot tell what; and I must love, an I hang for't.

He was surprised to find that Bob hadn't 'eard anything of the gold watch 'e was offering, but Bob said he was a busy, 'ard-working man and didn't 'ave no time to go to hear speeches or listen to tittle- tattle.

In the mean time (as the song says), 'Their tattles all run, as swift as the sun, Of who had won, and who was undone By their gaming and sitting up late,' When it was observed I entered into none of these topics, I was addressed by an obliging lady, who pitied my stupidity.

Du. keffen, to yap, to bark, also to prattle, chatter, tattle.

Everybody knows it: ghosts come spooking around to tattle about it.

BROWN, HARRIET S. Tackroom tattles.

Tackroom tattles.

Tackroom tattles.

BROWN, HARRIET S. Tackroom tattles.

Tackroom tattles.

Tackroom tattles.

' They read the so-called social journals, and absorb the gossip, tittle-tattle, and personalitiesabsorb it because they have no means of comparison or of checking the impression it produces of the general loose tone of society.

Ordinary tittle-tattle from them disappointed him.

"You do not know their names, Captainconfess, confess," continued the priest, raising his hand in a bantering gesture; "you come to me with some gossip of the bed-chamber, your ears have been open in the market-place, and this tittle-tattle is your purchaseconfess, confess.

A system of espionage, whisperings, backbitings, and miserable tittle-tattle, sometimes of the most slanderous or the most ridiculous kind, was set going all over Oxford.

This stupid kind of tittle-tattle is hateful to you, and you are anxious to put a stop to it as soon as possible.

Let us take no notice of the repeated tittle-tattle.

He had not proceeded far when a difficulty struck himthe bank-notes were all twenties; and were he to change a twenty-pound note at the station, where he was well known, great would be the tattle and wonderment, if nothing worse, that would ensue.