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Talkativeness Balwhidder kind but loquacious Presbyterian clergyman. [Br. Lit.: Annals of the Parish] goodhearted purveyor of trivia and harmless gossip. [Br. Lit.: Emma] (Beatrix Esmond) loquaciously amusing, venomous, or coarse character. [Br. Lit.: The Virginians] whoever kisses the stone “will never want for words.” [Irish Folklore: Leach, 147] unstoppable talker and gossiper. [Br. Lit.: George Eliot Romola] symbol of talkativeness because of its constant, strident noise. [Folklore: Jobes, 338] the flowers chatter incessantly at Alice. [Children’s Lit.: Through the Looking-Glass] beautiful nymph who, by her constant talk, kept Hera away from Zeus. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 89] . garrulous soldier; nicknamed “conversation Kenge.” [Br. Lit.: Bleak House] talkative woman displeased with her more talkative parrot. [Nurs. Rhyme: Mother Goose, 112] chattering bird; mimics human speech. [Animal Symbol-ism: Mercatante, 157] wordy, “wretched, rash, intruding fool.” [Br. Lit.: Hamlet]
dutiful attendant of Uncle Toby; distinguished for volubility. [Br. Lit.: Tristram Shandy] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While I think that the generalized theme of female empowerment is a worthy one, the giddy loquaciousness of these books subverts their message. 56) In Indonesia, it was surprising to many Western observers that during the June 1999 election campaign, Megawati was "praised for her silence" while Amien Rais, one of her male presidential rivals, a Muslim leader and political scientist, was "lambasted for his loquaciousness. The first category sanctifies exhortation, rhetorical plainness, unadorned truth-telling; the second blesses ornate, elaborate eloquence, ludic loquaciousness. |
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