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LEXICON OF 
IfL 
Signification . . One who relates or tells. 
Emblem 
Ipomea. 
Sentiment .... Busy-bodies are a dangerous sort of 
people. 
Oh, who would be a taller 
And bear a serpent’s tongue'? 
To give forth only poison 
To those she dwells among? 
Oh, who would be a tatler? 
A torment to one’s neighbor? 
A mischief-making busy-body, 
Who rather talk than labor? 
Oh, never be a tatler, 
To spread ill-will and strife ! — 
I’d sooner seek some cavern, 
And lead a hermit’s life. 
