do obeisance

Example Sentences

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"We have not come here to do obeisance to the lash nor to dance to Madame Pompadour's tune," said he.

From Time Magazine Archive

When folk like these come down the road, I respectfully do obeisance to them.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse

So he kissed the hand reverently, and said: "And these my lords, may they enter and do obeisance and kiss hands, my Lady?"

From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by Morris, William

One of these gifts was a horse taught to do obeisance.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster by Foster, Herbert Baldwin

Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.

From The World English Bible (WEB): 2 Samuel by Anonymous