Word: doric
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Robin Williams on the finer points of wrestling-but prudently did not participate. "Whether the subject is Viennese cuisine, bodybuilding or Russian novelists, Irving is equally at ease and in control," says Sheppard. "He's a man of great energy, humor and discipline-all held together by a Doric grace." On arriving for his second visit to the Irving home in Vermont, Sheppard was challenged by the growling family dog, Stranger, while Irving unhelpfully remained inside. Says Sheppard: "I don't know if he was testing my perseverance, but if the dog had bitten me I would have...