courteous act

A courteous act, characteristic of the time, secured him the favour and patronage of the English royal family, for in 1645 he published an elegy on James I., and followed this up by dedicating a Latin rendering of the Song of Solomon to King Charles.

Forth stepp'd King Gunther's servants with courteous act and look, And led them to fit chambers, and in charge their raiment took.

If Netanyahu would apologize to the Palestinians for not advising them in advance of the opening of the new tunnel entrance, that courteous act would not endanger security and would do much to restore goodwill and trust in the peace process.

The invitation was not merely a courteous act toward M. G�mier, but a gracious recognition of France as M�re des passions, des arts et des talents; Qui, penplant I'univers de fantomes brillants, Et d'espoir tour a tour et de crainte suivie, Ou dore ou rembrunit Ic tableau de la vie.

And it shows what an emphasis on sex matters the girl’s mind had received, when she saw an insult in a perfectly innocent and courteous act of admiring homage.