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
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
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
In the year 1307, Gessler, Vogt of the Emperor Albert of Hapsburg, set a hat on a pole, as symbol of imperial power, and ordered every one who passed by to do obeisance towards it.
From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
When the procession of her relations come up, they all do obeisance to Linkerton.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.
