22 adjectives to describe prologue

Want of passion and regard to character, is the error of our present dramatic poets, and it is a true observation made by a gentleman in an occasional prologue, speaking of the wits from Charles II.

This is a mere prologue, and we shall but hint at the general theme "on this occasion.

Contarini, at the beginning of the next century, followed precedent less closely; his Finta Fiammetta has a dramatic prologue introducing Venus, Cupid, Anteros (the avenger of slighted love), and a chorus of amoretti; that of his Fida ninfa is spoken by the shade of Petrarch.

A civil prologue is approved by no man; You hate it, as you do a civil woman: Your fancy's palled, and liberally you pay To have it quickened ere

Thus much by way of conciliatory prologue to the narrative of a few incidents revealed in the attorney's privileged confessional; throughout which I have of course, in order to avoid any possible recognition of those events or incidents, changed the name of every person concerned.

After the epigaea and the hepatica have opened, there is a slight pause among the wild-flowers,these two forming a distinct prologue for their annual drama, as the brilliant witch-hazel in October brings up its separate epilogue.

This parodyand it is certainly neither pointless nor unskilfulchiefly deals with the poet's fantastic prologue.

From which flattering prologue he slid naturally into said regular fellow's prospects and aims in life.

This is true of every part of it, of the stiff and self-sufficient preface, and of the grotesque prologue, both of which in all probability belong to 1819, no less than of the story itself, in its three cantos or parts, which bear the stamp of Alfoxden and 1798.

Since you are to share with me such foot-notes as may be made on the pages of my life during this summer's wanderings, I should not be quite silent as to this magnificent prologue to the, as yet, unknown drama.

" I have been told of a musical prologue, which I would very much like to hear at the Paris theater.

The PARDONERS PROLOGUE.

Pretty prologue, isn't it?but commonplace.

It opens without set prologue.

You'd all be wits But writing's tedious, and that way may fail; The most compendious method is to rail: Which you so like, you think yourselves ill used, When in smart prologues you are not abused.

Other painters had represented the Last Supper as a solemn prologue to the Passion, or as the mystical inauguration of the greatest Christian sacrament.

In this translation a dialogue between the characters 'Prologus' and 'Argumentum' takes the place of Guarini's long topical prologue, and a short conventional 'Epilogus' is added at the end.

The first episode, making a warlike prologue to the second, had for its scene a tavern in the good city of Cork, where Evans had been invited to sup by some officers stationed in the neighbourhood.

Admirable prologue for a church, which is nothing else than the Word made marble, brass or stone!

He said that Dryden had written much better prologues than any of Garrick's, but that Garrick had written more good prologues than Dryden.

The play has begun, and some member of the company, we know not who, has recited the archaic prologue, which asks: "What are the Charmes, by which these happy Isles Hence gain'd Heaven's brightest and eternal smiles?

The objection of its being too elegant for shepherds he anticipated and nullified by making Love himself account for it in a charming prologue, of which the god is the speaker: "Queste selve oggi ragionar d'Amore S'udranno in nuova guisa; e ben parassi, Che la mia

22 adjectives to describe  prologue