At a ball given on another occasion, the young queen having condescended to dance with the French ambassador, the latter made a solemn vow, in commemoration of so distinguished an honor, never to dance with any other woman.
James the First of Aragon condescended to receive instruction from them in ethics; and, in the fifteenth century, we notice John the Second, of Castile, employing a Jewish secretary in the compilation of a national Cancionero.
It is not improbable that the queen of Aragon condescended to practise some of those agreeable arts on the worthy chaplain, which made so sensible an impression on the marquis of Villena.
The first occasion, on which the military apostle condescended to reveal himself to the Leonese, was the memorable day of Clavijo, A.
He was fond of books, wrote and spoke Latin with facility, composed verses, and condescended occasionally to correct those of his loving subjects.
He was a king and a Christian, and was bad in both characters; he never was a man among men, because he never condescended but only ascended.
Jesus Himself, when taking our burdens upon Him, as He had stooped to the baptism of repentance, condescended also to fast.
It must therefore express the limitations, now removed, by which He once condescended to be trammelled.
And then His human nature condescended to accept help, such as ours receives, from the ministering spirits which are sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation.
He did not appear to their visit, shortly after his arrival in their neighborhood, and he never condescended to return it.
For a week had the Martins condescendedto derogate from their proud station and "play popular" to the electors of Oughterard.
Frankness and candor itself in all her dealings, she never condescended to impute secret motives to another; and the very thought of anything like mystery was absolutely repugant to her nature.
Was it that she wished him to come, and had thus condescended to remind him of his promise?
Carlingford could exist perfectly well without him and his officers; but Lucilla did not mean that the society she had taken so much pains to form should be condescended to by a mere soldier.
It was so complete and perfect that there was not another word to be said either on one side or the other; and yet Lucilla had not in the least committed herself, or condescended from her maiden dignity.
Many a girl whom we could not put up with is quite popular with Them," said Miss Marjoribanks, with a certain mild wonder at the inexplicable creatures whom she thus condescended to discuss.
Well, you have condescendedto wake at last," said Miss Starbrow.
I don't know why you havecondescended to tell me of this engagement.
And a Lady, whose knowledge of family history is unrivalled, like her place in the world, condescended to remember that the Conte di Forno-Populo had married an English lady.
She gave him no greeting, save a sort of attempt at a smile and warning look, calling his attention to Williams, who had followed her into the room with that one special dish which the butler always condescended to place on the table.
The emperor even condescended to write a letter to the little army in Mexico with his own hand, applauding the heroism of the soldiers and the grandeur of their chieftain.
Cortez then condescended to perform a deed of cunning and of perfidy which has left a stain upon his character which never can be washed away.
Britishers, and that, liking us and our ways, he then and there condescendedto take up his abode amongst us.
A man who might have been famous, if he had condescended to be respectable!
When each lady has condescended to dance with an Indian soldier she will be set at liberty.
The Prophet condescended to answer, that he forgot the world was now at an end; and if it were not, perhaps it would be quite as prosperous without martyrs.
She condescended to give me a short history of herself, saying that she was the daughter of Thought, the oldest of the gods, by a mother of earthly race, whose name was Experience.
Miss Cary was beginning to treat him with some degree of Christian charity, and actually condescended to take a ride with him on horseback, and when he proved himself sufficiently appreciative of this honor, took another.
As for me," said the hunter, "I shall avail myself of the two hours' recess that Joe has condescended to let me have.
The red-headed boy never even condescended to glance my way.
When he thought the moment was a favorable one, he whistled to Bruno, and, though the dog rarely followed him, yet in the absence of his master, he condescended to accompany the Duke down the avenue to the front gates.
He appeared to be so thoroughly frightened, that Catenac condescended to smile.
Quite as little as they care for the wishes of the whole country, expressed by innumerable petitions, and the votes of 1500 Municipal Councils of Communes, whom the Government condescended to consult.
Combes, has never once condescended to speak or even to be present at these sessions.
Instead of sending out Drake again she ordered her own fleet to be dismantled and laid up at Chatham, and she condescended to apologise to Parma for the burning of the transports at Cadiz as done against her orders.
He had condescended even to sue for it, in spite of Drake and the voyage of the Pelican; yet he had helped the Pope to set Ireland in a flame.
It is to be regretted that one so eminently gifted should have condescended to the barocco taste of the age in those many allegories and celestial triumphs which he executed upon the ceilings of palaces and the cupolas of churches.
In these straits, he condescended to extend the kiss of peace to his old foe Goldoni, and Goldoni abased himself to the point of accepting the salute.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "condescended" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
