Word: crudeness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that the broadening and nationalization of the Greek religion, which men like Peisistratos brought about, the increased prominence of national politics, and the reaction in the mother country of the more unconventional lines of art pursued in the colonies, did much toward freeing Greek sculpture from the bonds of crude conventionalism and orthodox archaism...
...highly amusing when viewed in the light of two hundred and fifty years. We know little of undergraduate life of the first six or seven years, but in 1643 we are told that the first commencement was held. By this time a system of government, of a very crude sort, had shaped itself. The first code of laws put forth by the college authorities was known as the "Dunster Code," and its first regulation was as follows: "When any scholar is able to understand Tully, or such like classical author, extempore, and make and speak true Latin, in verse...
...distinct, forceful picture, not a mere jumble like the images of a kaleidoscope. Besides these prose works the number contains two poems which are not very good. Mr. Sanford's sonnet is especially rough. There are one or two beautiful lines in it, but the general effect is crude and contradictory...
...Palmer throughout his paper recognizes the immense poetical significance of simplicity, and in no way could the simplicity of such a part be more conclusively proved than by the poets own surprise at the melody of his verse. The "Mood of an Autumn Day," by Mr. Berenson, is crude. It seems to prove that the writer's strength lies in prose. The first three lines are harsh, and "need the file." The thought, again, is obscure, and the lines often labor. "The Last of the Adventures," by Mr. Bruce, is not a powerful effort. It is direct, admirably written...
...speaking was good as a rule; a certain monotony of tone, however, characterized most of the speakers, and some of the best work showed too much careful the previous training of the declaimers. The gesticulation, on the whole, was crude, but in some cases it was remarkable rather for its finish than for its aptness. The carriage of the majority of speakers on the platform, evidenced a serious lack of ease. The movements that were made were too often jerky. At times the stiffness of the whole action of the speaker detracted seriously from the spontaneity of the rendering...