Which preposition to use with spite

of Occurrences 8129%

Yet, in spite of its desolation, my friend Tonnison and I had elected to spend our vacation there.

against Occurrences 35%

" "Pray, what have you got such a spite against the Jayneses for?" asked Cornelia.

to Occurrences 16%

Mother, they [needs] must go, whom the devil drives; For your sharp fury and infernal rage, Your scorn of me, your spite to Marian, Your overdoating love to Huntington, Hath cross'd yourself, and me it hath undone. QU.

on Occurrences 10%

"Perhaps that fellow thinks he's going to vent his spite on me in a lot of petty ways," murmured Dave.

at Occurrences 9%

Most of those who have seen Gillray's caricature of him, issued in the height of English spite at Paul's homage to Bonaparte, have thought it hideously overdrawn; but those who have seen the portrait of Paul in the Cadet-Corps of St. Petersburg know well that Gillray did not exaggerate Paul's ugliness, for he could not.

in Occurrences 6%

I'm getting half mad with all I see going on and not going on; and you will agree, sir, that what's happened this day can't have done much to cool my temper or brighten my hopes; though, God's my witness, there's no spite in me for my own sake.

for Occurrences 4%

The lawyer is the only man he hinders, by whom he is spited for taking up quarrels.

than Occurrences 2%

" "Oh, I shouldn't do that; it's more a piece of personal spite than any disorder and breach of rule, like that reading-room affair.

With Occurrences 2%

Well, I'll to supper, and so closely cover The rusty canker of mine iron spite With golden foil of goodly semblances.

ob Occurrences 1%

" "Ah, missy, de old fellow am getting along in years as well as de rest ob us; and if it wasn't for de gray hairs, dat will keep at de top ob de heap, in spite ob ebery ting, I should feel dat old age am coming wid long strides, when I see dat de wee bud ob de Sea-flower am almost in bloom.

into Occurrences 1%

She put all her spite into a glance which she shot at Marianne, who, thought she, was evidently some poor creature unable even to afford a nurse.

towards Occurrences 1%

" "Again, I tell you, sir," said Marston, in a tone somewhat calmer, but no less stern, "such doubts as you describe have no existence; your unsuspecting ear has been alarmed by a vindictive wretch, an old scoundrel who has scarce a passion left but spite towards me; few such there are, thank God; few such villains as would, from a man's very calamities, distil poison to kill the peace and character of his family.

unto Occurrences 1%

This shall ye say that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the Egyptians have spite unto herdmen of sheep.

Which preposition to use with  spite