"Mumbler" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... sparrow put into his mouth: with this hold, without any other assistance than the motion of his lips, he is to get the sparrow's head into his mouth: on attempting to do it, the bird defends itself surprisingly, frequently pecking the mumbler till his lips are covered with blood, and he is obliged to desist: to prevent the bird from getting away, he is fastened by a string to a button of the ...
— 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue • Captain Grose et al. |
