Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...differed from that of the later Greek life; it was an age of transformation, where the noblest tendencies were strangely crossed by the coarsest ones. He has depicted this life so clearly by telling his story in the words and actions of his characters, keeping himself in the back ground. The language and the thought harmonize beautifully, the language showing an astonishing adaptability of the varying phases of the thought...
...Meets badly, goes back too far, and is slow. He should show more life...
...Goes back too far, drops down at full reach and should get more body reach...
...Jerks at the beginning badly and goes back...
...Goes back too far, breaks his arms too soon, and rows mechanically. Should put more life in his work. His rowing is dead...