proem

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After a moment or two, I said, “Well, some died in the war, and, if you read the proem carefully, you’ll recall that others died ‘through their own recklessness.’

From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017

With this bold proem, George R. Barnes, director of BBC's "Third Program,"*launched one of the boldest ventures in the history of broadcasting.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first is, that it is no part of the present design, as may be seen in the proem of this little book.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various

Students of religious mystic thought can scarce do better than turn to such a tale by way of proem to more elaborate research.

From Dreams and Dream Stories by Kingsford, Anna Bonus

If you choose to publish it, you may, stating why, and with such explanatory proem as you please.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas