The prelude was only an induction to the 'song,'which was eventually poured forth in the Lamia volume, and especially (as our poet opined) in Hyperion.

And yet that scenery, although only a prelude, only an overture to the transcendent oratorios of landscape which were to follow, was in itself a horribly sublime creation.

This prelude is the poem of Endymion, to which the Quarterly reviewer alone (according to Shelley) was insensitive, owing to feelings of 'envy, hate, and wrong.'

These preludes are indeed a sad parody on our wild love-making ... (aloud, very angry)

The prelude is all icy suspicion.

CHAPTER THREE: PRELUDE TO THE PARADE Dorothy and Ozma have become fast friends over the many ageless years.

An excellent prelude to this dish is a plate of onion soup.

The prelude was a performance of the Andante to a Sonata of Rubinstein, Opus 12, rendered exquisitely by the daughter of our host.