annalist
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Nevertheless, it is not for us to guestimate the workload of an annalist of the Floridian ancien regime.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2016
The Roman territory, in the first ages of the state, was so confined, that every event may be considered as having passed under the immediate observation of the sacred annalist.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop
"In a short time," says the annalist, "it was commonly reported forty men of Andover could raise the devil as well as any astrologer."
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
Having taken their positions, the men presented a picture which we regret has not been preserved for us by some sporting annalist of the period.
From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket
If a greater annalist than he do not arise to do justice to his merits, the fame even of Marlborough will never descend, at least in its full proportions, to future generations.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various
