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I thought I had lately sent rope enough for all the Parrots in Oxford; But I perceive they will be prattling still; and therefore I must unmaske the Mysterious Masters of the science of railing.

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason

And slit my tongue, if ever it come out for me: But if any tell, Abra here will be prattling.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Hazlitt, William Carew