Sentence Examples

1. At first, indeed, I did not feel that natural awe which the yahoos and all other animals bear towards them but it grew upon me by degrees, much sooner than I imagined, and was mingled with a respectful love and gratitude, that they would condescend to distinguish me from the rest of my species.
2. To this I added another petition, that for the sake of my patron the king of Luggnagg his majesty would condescend to excuse my performing the ceremony imposed on my countrymen of trampling upon the crucifix, because I had been thrown into his kingdom by my misfortunes, without any intention of trading.
3. Though he may understand it, he affects, like most of his people, to be ignorant of the English and least of all will he condescend to speak it, now that the war demands the utmost exercise of his dignity.
4. And then, when they condescend to compose a sort of verse that was at that time in vogue in Kandy, which they call seguidillas!