Doted

I have not been doted on, tapped, or kissed; I have been whipped a lot.

The hostess, who played no instrument, but doted upon all, was of opinion that an executant should 'aim at mirroring his own nature in his interpretation of a tone-poem'; whereupon another lady threw out remarks on 'subjective interpretation', confessing her preference for a method purely 'objective'.

Senseless speech and doted ignorance.