All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and
frivolous conceit.
Hakewill.
3. An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a
child's toy that rattles when shaken.
The rattles of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea nearly enough
resemble each other.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pope.