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

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

They shape their souls beforehand to this necessary condition; and, despairing of remaining free, they already do obeisance in their hearts to the master who is soon to appear.

From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Reeves, Henry

The Sheikh is carried in on his litter and with greatest difficulty descends to do obeisance to the Sultan.

From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce

But as the old prelate prepared to do obeisance before Meneptah, he was stayed with a gesture, and after a word of greeting was dismissed to his place.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth