Word: venomous
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...like an egg which has been laid twice--each time successfully", and acknowledge the corn. And most of us old grads are fatuous enough to believe that the University can afford to invite honest criticism and profit by it. Certainly, she is too great to fear the venom of the disgruntled or the hostility of the unworthy...
...Whatever may be the outcome of the war, the German people is bound to gain by it in inner strength. All classes have come to know what they are to each other, and we confidently trust that they will never forget it. The party strife thus far waged with venom and hatred will give way to a generous and objective discussion of honestly conflicting opinions, and the ideal of constructive social work will be more fully grasped and more devotedly pursued than ever before. To us in the field, that will be the best reward...
According to comic supplement traditions, an umpire is a species of reptile, cozing with venom, and warped with hatred against one or both teams in a ball game. Therefore the slogan of all right-minded partisans is, "Kill the umpire," on all available occasions. But consider the life of an umpire. Nobody loves him, and no matter what he says, he hurts somebody's feelings. He is there to earn his living as competently as he can, and he is not eaten with hatred for anybody. What is the use of futile demonstrations against his decisions? The stands may well...
...only venomous snakes are the copperhead and the rattlesnake. The former is hardly as poisonous as is generally supposed, but is very ready to attack people. The rattlesnake is rather rare in New England, but each year a few are found in the Blue Hills and in the woods around Lynn. These creatures kill their prey by means of the venom which is secreted by means of a tube running to the base of their hollow teeth. These snakes cast off their skins several times each year, and every time that this occurs a rattle is added to their tails...
There has, however, been nothing in the conduct of the managers of our crew which should call forth such a deluge of venom and abuse from the News. Charitably supposing that the writer of the article is not guilty of gross misrepresentation nor deliberate falsehood - for we are loth to believe that even of the News - we are forced to conclude that the News was grossly ignorant of the facts and possibilities of the case, and, in publishing such a scurrilous article under such circumstances, was misled by its ignorance...