What is from a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin. The work went backward. Dryden called?
backwards — From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin. The work went backward. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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