despised,

And Nicias himself, too, now against his nature grown bold in his present strength and success, especially from the intelligence he received under hand of the Syracusans, believing they would almost immediately surrender the town upon terms, paid no manner of regard to Gylippus coming to their assistance, nor kept any watch of his approach so that, neglected altogether and despised,

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

Now that she was no longer frightened, no longer felt herself despised,

The Making of a Soul Kathlyn Rhodes

Whether it was hate, or personal pride, or a sudden flash of admiration for a man whom he had hitherto despised,

VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea David Christie Murray

Those who loved me have been despised persons; worthy of being despised,

Intimate Journals 1949

But, perchance, the wild birds 'music by your senses was despised,

The Man from Snowy River 1902

Benedictines, 147, 404; Benedict on, 403; effect of Mendicants on, 404; not to be despised,

A Short History of Monks and Monasteries Alfred Wesley Wishart 1899

And, for fear lest hereafter they should be despised,

A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 William Carew Hazlitt 1873

They were considered as the requisite qualities of every gentleman, and whosoever did not possess them, was pitied and despised,

"Samson's Riddle." A Sermon Preached in Christ Church, Savannah, on Friday, March 27th, 1863, Being the Day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer, Appointed by the President of the Confederate States 1863

The divine character of Jesus Christ, his tender love for mankind, his forgiving spirit [,] his compassion for the outcast and despised,

Truth Stranger Than Fiction. Father Henson's Story of His Own Life 1858

Not wishing to obtrude on the learned Serjeant a support which he despised,

Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829