Vocabulary Word
Word: prologue
Definition: introduction (to a poem or play)
Definition: introduction (to a poem or play)
Sentences Containing 'prologue'
But what must a philosopher think of those vain reasoners, who, instead of regarding the present scene of things as the sole object of their contemplation, so far reverse the whole course of nature, as to render this life merely a passage to something farther; a porch, which leads to a greater, and vastly different building; a prologue, which serves only to introduce the piece, and give it more grace and propriety?
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::: circuitous - roundabout
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