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.
They only conclude that you are not an asl, or born, saheb, and rejoice that at any rate you cannot take away their right to do obeisance to you.
From Behind the Bungalow by Aitken, Edward Hamilton
The kings pass by, and do obeisance one by one.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
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
