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

I sometimes feel inclined to kneel down and, do obeisance before the dresses in the Bond Street shops.

From The Daughters of a Genius by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

To the Governor-General, however, the Sultan must do obeisance.

From From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India by Keyser, Arthur Louis

Then the Emperor and chief mandarin arose, and the latter solemnly bade the officers to do obeisance to their Emperor.

From 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century by Hartshorne, Henry

"Since thou wilt bow down to neither Love nor Riches, at least do obeisance to the god in whose gift is Fame, the highest gift known to a true man."

From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r