rattlepate

More than once—rattlepate that I am—it has occurred to me that now that the late Lord Dallingham has passed on to his reward without an heir, you are in line for the title.

Eighteen JAN BURKE 2002

More than once—rattlepate that I am—it has occurred to me that now that the late Lord Dallingham has passed on to his reward without an heir, you are in line for the title.

Eighteen JAN BURKE 2002

Helpstone and Rippingille to Bristol, where he lived for several years, the latter repeatedly urged his poet-friend to visit him, and this is the way in which the amusing rattlepate wrote: --

Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" J. L. Cherry

Mr. Belt was leaning down from the carriage to my father's ear, and that both were very grave, until Puss Sheppard, like the rattlepate she was, whispered loudly to Mr. Strobia:

Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910

I know I'm a rattlepate, but that's what I'm going to do.

The Wrong Twin Harry Leon Wilson 1903

She was unquestionably what she had confessed herself to be -- a rattlepate.

The Wrong Twin Harry Leon Wilson 1903

They danced, and Patricia was still the rattlepate.

The Wrong Twin Harry Leon Wilson 1903

"Did you ever know such a rattlepate?" exclaimed Mrs. Turner, as the long legs went striding down the row, and the young officers sat gazing after him in wonderment.

Marion's Faith. Charles King 1888

Free, the humane and charming rattlepate to whom we owe Paul Goslett and the excellent and pleasing Potts!

Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation William Ernest Henley 1876

As for Charlie, he’d always been a rattlepate; it was easy to tempt him into regaling them with colorful tales of wagers gone wrong, of the exploits of the younger bucks.

The Perfect Lover Laurens, Stephanie 2003