Word: spite
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...either of the two just mentioned, and perhaps that accounts for the fact that one's interest is not always closely held. The subject of falsely assumed piety, and innocence too, is always apt to leave a bad taste in the mouth unless it is skilfully managed. But in spite of this, the story is not unsuccessful, and is certainly suggestive...
...from its standard of two week ago, but the crew work has improved some, the men row better together than at any time before. The weather for the last few days has been cold, and the men have held their weight very well, some have gained steadily, in spite of the hard work. There have been no changes in the order in rowing, except that, owing to Cummings' illness, Slade has been placed at No. 3, and Rantoul and Winthrop have been exchanging compliments for the position at No. 2. Last night the order was as follows...
...large audience which, in spite of the inclement weather, attended the second lecture on the "Teaching of Botany" given by Professor Goodale in the Botany Lecture Room yesterday afternoon, shows the interest which is being taken in this course of lectures...
...stories in the last Advocate, which made its appearance yesterday, "The Garden of Sleep," by C. M. Flandrau, is decidedly the best, and it is the best, too, in spite of the fact that it is the most pretentious. The story is of an invalid, - a young man, - who, with his friend and his mother, is spending the winter in a dahabeha on the Nile, and of his death there. The sleepy, sultry atmosphere of the scene is admirably caught, while the interest is well sustained throughout. The words too are well chosen and descriptive...
...speak of the pleasure to be derived from reading. The ascetic element in New Englanders demands more than that. Therefore, it is the general good to be derived from it which I wish to emphasize. However, it is not only the writers of truths which are attractive; Voltaire, in spite of his petty foibles, Sydney Smith and Lamb with their delightful humor, Heine and Kant; they all have their virtues...