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    Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
    But talking is not always to converse,
    Not more distinct from harmony divine
    The constant creaking of a country sign.

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I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.

I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.

If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?

What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!

Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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With vollies of eternal babble.

With vollies of eternal babble.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Talk Quotes,
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But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.

But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Talk Quotes,
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My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.

My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.

by John Gay Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!

Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!

by Nathaniel Lee Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the
steps.

Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the
steps.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Talk Quotes,
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