9 Verbs to Use for the Word exordium

And these are pretty nearly the main things which it appeared desirable to say separately concerning the exordium of a speech, and the topics which an orator should use for the purpose of insinuating himself into the good grace of his hearers.

The kind of cause which has been styled doubtful, if it embraces an examination into the excuses alleged, which is also doubtful, must derive its exordium from that very examination; but if it have some things in it of a creditable nature, and some of a discreditable character, then it will be expedient to try and secure the good-will of the hearer, so that the cause may change its appearance, and seem to be an honourable one.

He has scarcely finished his exordium, when he goes back to the third day of the creation, and then passes on to the deluge.

After this terrible excitement follows the solemn exordium to her father's story, "The hour's now come; The very minute bids thee ope thine ear.

Another, a close imitator of Thucydides, that he may set out as his master does, gives us an exordium that smells of the true Attic honey, and begins thus: "Creperius Calpurnianus, a citizen of Pompeia, hath written the history of the war between the Parthians and the Romans, showing how they fought with one another, commencing at the time when it first broke out."

Mrs. Berthelin opened her exordium in a tone of high philippic, not even awaiting the formalities of introduction.

" 3 For the rest, since good wine needs no bush, and an inferior beverage is not likely to be bettered by arboreal adornment, I elect to piece out my exordium (however lamely) with "The Printer's Preface."

I quote the exordium, because these compositions are differently numbered in different editions.

He wrote the exordium of the Orlando over and over again; and at last could only be satisfied with it in proportion as it was not his own; that is to say, in proportion as it came nearer to the beautiful passage in Dante from which his ear and his feelings had caught it.

9 Verbs to Use for the Word  exordium