I'd scrape my shoes on the scraper of the door, and call that Pecksniff, if you liked; but I wouldn't condescend no further.
If you do graciously condescend to take work, you must have a job in an office, in the Russian choir, or as a billiard-marker, where you will have a salary and have nothing to do!
I do not want a wealthy bride; I would never condescend to anything so low as to marry for money.
Dudley Sowerby had not provoked the reserve opinion; it seemed, on the whole, a pretty thing in him to condescend to do: the sentiment he awakened was not flustered by it.
The independent carrier did eventually condescend to rise, and he slowly bent his steps to the station, accompanied by John, who gave him by the way a sketch of his plans.
Which mooued king Henrie the sooner tocondescend to the agreement.
Do condescend and explain to my dull understanding, as the inferior mortal of a former age, what are the grand emotions which impel a soul of fire in your wiser generation.
What is the wretched on dit you condescend to circulate?
He will not, as an author, condescend to write in one just set up by me; and as a politician, he as certainly will not aid in an ultrademocratic revolution.
And how irresistible would Madame be were she to condescend to be even a little of one!
He made allowances, he said, for Mademoiselle della Rebbia's excitement, and was ready to condescend to justify himself.
Perhaps you will condescend to explain now how it happens that you have turned my house into a menagerie," she said.
Besides, is it not an axiom among the great that they never condescend unless they are in need of a service, or can get something by their condescension?
And we'll leave his lordship and her ladyship to do their dressing, and then they'll please condescend to honour our humble meal.
The gospel shows us that God did wonderfully stoop and condescend for our good; and to do accordingly, it is to stoop and condescend to others.
And if I now should also condescend To let this go, and mischief should attend, You will with sorrow bring me to my end.
I am but poorly, and I am bothered (a vulgar phrase, but having been used in the House of Lords I may condescend to adopt it) with incessant visitors.
The eyes gazed fixedly at the opposite wall; not once did they condescend to the thing that gleamed upon the trestles.
No; I couldn't condescend to tell him," said Carlton, flushing for the first time.
But since it pleaseth Christ to condescend to such an one as I, let shamefacedness be laid aside, and lose itself in His condescending love.
The directors condescend to beg for the smallest remnant of their former power, for five years only; for the city of London even; and offer to send branches into all quarters.
Erecting itself into a co-ordinate body, and assuming in its corporate capacity an authority over the President's act, it does not even condescend to call him President.
For the first seven years, the lofty and indignant majority did not condescend to reply to the motion.
I entreat that you will condescend to give me some comfort either in the form of a relic or of a few words of blessing, written by you, in order that through them I may hold your presence secure.
At the time when Cuthberht's fame was spreading, Aebbe of Coldingham 'sent to this man of God, begging him to come and condescend to edify both herself and the inmates of her monastery by the grace of his exhortation.
Those who contend with nature do not condescend to take men by the throat.
Gentlemen," said she, "will you condescend to inform me of what is going on?
The thought struck me, that helpless as I was, I might contrive to give an alarm to some of the British videttes or patroles, if your gallant countrymen should condescend to employ such things.
There will be cards, no doubt, and if I have the look of being hard up and of being afraid to lose a few francs, people won't condescend to look at me.
C----, you do not condescend to ascribe my reserve to the feeling which you have inspired me with?
Admiration kept me in a sort of ecstacy, and I never heard one word of their conversation; the beautiful nun, far from speaking to me, did not even condescend to honour me with one look.
