And now, as we have the whole morning before us, Let us go in, if you make no objection, And listen awhile to a learned Prelection On Marcus Aurelius Cassioderus.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
At sunset he bathed a third time and performed the five sacraments of listening to a Prelection of the Veda; making oblations to the manes; sacrificing to Fire in honour of the deities; giving rice to dumb creatures; and receiving guests with due ceremonies.
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Burton, Isabel, Lady
So, when Uncle Jaw had finished his Prelection, the deacon, after some meditation, came out with, "Railly, they say that your son is going to have the valedictory in college."
"The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings"
Harriet Beecher Stowe