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Updated: June 3, 2025
In the last scene, when the Emperor of Tartary gets up into a cart and condescends to bless the united lovers by hovering over them with the Union Jack, his eyelashes are moistened with emotion. The theatre over, Mr.
But I cannot resist the temptation of transcribing the favourable judgment of Mr. He even condescends to justify an acrimony of style, which had been gently blamed by the more unbiassed German; "Paullo acrius quam velis perstrinxit." If Warburton's new argument proved anything, it would be a demonstration against the legislator, who left his people without the knowledge of a future state.
I had sketched out a scheme for the abduction of the young actress, in whom your highness condescends to take an interest, which Malartic will now carry out, with all the wonderful perfection of detail that characterizes his clever way of doing things. Merindol here, who knows him, will testify to his rare qualifications, my lord duke, and you could not find a better man for your purpose.
Graham presented her hand to me, saying, with a soft voice, and by no means a disagreeable smile,—‘Let not the sun go down upon your wrath, Mr. Markham. I’m sorry I offended you by my abruptness.’ When a lady condescends to apologise, there is no keeping one’s anger, of course; so we parted good friends for once; and this time I squeezed her hand with a cordial, not a spiteful pressure.
He should have drawn the pictures for this book, but that he no longer condescends to make sketches.
In the letter to the church at Laodicea, we read, 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock. The image is there employed to set forth the tenderness and patience of the exalted Christ, who condescends to sue for entrance into every human heart, and comes in with His hands full of blessing. Now, it is very striking, I think, that the same symbol is employed in this text in reference to our duty.
But it is a fact, they will sit motionless thus for hours and hours, and not condescend to speak to their best friend amongst the merchants. This is their idea of dignity and superior rank over their fellows. It would appear, from the account of the Sultan of Bornou, that he, also, never condescends to speak when he receives a foreign envoy.
A veil descended also on the pure intense gaze of the priest, yet he bent it steadily upon her. 'Madame God has done you a great honour. The words were just breathed, but they did not falter. Mutely, with parted lips, she seemed to search for his meaning. 'There are very few of whom God condescends to ask, as plainly, as generously, as He now asks of you.
Are not you of that opinion, madame?" said Henri, turning toward Catherine, whose heart was wrung with feelings, the expression of which her face determinedly concealed. "Sire," she replied, "I should have gone alone to meet my son; but since your majesty condescends to join with me in this mark of kind consideration, the journey will be a party of pleasure for me."
"Bo," or "Hobo," to give him his full name somebody was reading Jack London's "The Road" when he came aboard as a tiny kitten is a black-and-white tom-cat of plebeian origin. He is an honorary member of our mess and occasionally pays us visits at meal-times, and after nourishment sometimes condescends to occupy the armchair in front of the stove. He is very friendly with Cuthbert.
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