Word: slowed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...discussion of old comedy necessarily begins with its origin. According to Aristotle, comedy had its origin in the processions in honor of Dionysos. Slow in its growth, comedy attained a perfect form much later than did tragedy. Comedy thrived especially in the Dorian race. Megara in Greece and in Sicily became celebrated as the homes of comedy. Susarion, a Megarian, wandering to Attica with a band of players, established himself at Icaria and thus gave the first impulse to Attic comedy...
PRINCETON, N. J., April 24. - Princeton won today's game from Lafayette. The contest was slow and uninteresting. The batting of Princeton was hard, but not effective. Score...
Yesterday afternoon Harvard in a measure retrieved her defeat of last week by beating Dartmouth with a score of three to two. The game was rather slow and uninteresting, but was nevertheless encouraging, as it was the best played game the nine have put up this season. With the exception of Whittemore's two errors, the fielding was swift and sure. The outfield had little work to do. For the infield Winslow and Stevenson put up the best games. The fielding of the former was very good, but he does not seem to know what to do when he reaches...
...game with Tufts on Holmes Field last Saturday Harvard was defeated by the score of 11 to 7. The game was fairly won; it was slow throughout. Harvard's fielding was poor, Hayes having two errors out of five chances...
Lewis, bow, hangs at the full reach and is very slow in getting his oar in the water. Weight...