Word: spiteful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...meeting will attract to Cambridge an unusually large number of visiting graduates, and a special effort should be made by all the clubs to give them a hospitable reception, in spite of the proximity of the examinations...
...Copeland's lecture yesterday on Edmund Burke was as well attended as ever in spite of the weather. He treated Burke chiefly as a man of letters, with only a brief account of his qualities as the greatest statesman and political philosopher the English speaking race has produced...
...spite of the evident risk of repetition we wish to emphasize what seem to be features essential to a successful University Club. As its object is to produce greater unity of feeling and action, it must be made attractive to all men in College, no matter what their circumstances. Hence it must combine two qualities-powerful attractions, and very low dues. The building must supply some conveniences which even wealthy members of other clubs will find a use for, and the charge must be too light to deter any man from joining...
...poetry of this number is rather below the standard of the paper, though "One Waning Moon" is entertaining in spite of its sentimentality...
...venture of the French Department in producing one of the greatest of French tragedies has met with a success which cannot fail to satisfy all concerned. It is impossible as yet to announce the financial results of the undertaking, but it is probable that expenses were cleared in spite of the high and unexpected custom-house duties on the costumes. The extra performance on Saturday afternoon, which was nearly as well attended as the others, helped to cover the extra expense...