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The forgiving disposition of the king is, according to the dedicator, the encouragement of the conspirators.

From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George

The figure then probably represents the dedicator, bringing a calf for sacrifice.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow

The second was built by Sulla, but the name of Catulus appears as its dedicator, for Sulla died before it was completed.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey

He was, as Pope says, "fed with dedications;" for Tickell affirms that no dedicator was unrewarded.

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel

A large proportion of the dedications are made by men of servile origin, and the very name of the dedicator would often be enough to indicate his nationality.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel