It is singular how willingly the mind will half deceive itself, and with what a degree of awe we will listen to these babblers about futurity.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
I do not wish that the moment I receive a letter it should be known to every lacquey; especially here; where it seems to be one entire city of babblers.
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft
These babblers lay four oval eggs of a greenish-blue colour, but I once saw a nest with eight, and as there were several of these birds close to it, I have no doubt two or three shared it together, perhaps to avoid the necessity of each pair building for itself.
"The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1"
Allan O. Hume