prefacer
- a word derived from preface.
Example Sentences
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It would appear that there is no lie to which a prefacer is not tempted.
From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac
If there be not a tolerable line in all these six, the prefacer gave me no occasion to write better.
From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by Dryden, John
The prefacer of Dickinson's Speech had inserted in his introduction a lapidary memorial of William Penn made up of tessellated bits of eulogy, extracted from the various addresses of the Assembly itself.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
This being the case, it is hard to see why the clever prefacer wishes to uphold the State after poverty shall have ceased to exist.
From Anarchism and Other Essays by Goldman, Emma
The prefacer of Cowel’s book very happily expresses himself when he says, “When a suspected book is brought to the torture, it often confesseth all, and more than it knows.”
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
