devoir
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From the polar heights of Great Neck came the Women's Club thereof, aesthetically accoutered to do their devoir.
From Time Magazine Archive
However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to virtue as to own the excellence and rectitude of her precepts, and lament my want of conformity to them.
From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Hinton Rowan Helper
She will, once more, have nothing to do with the words dois and devoir.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by George Saintsbury
Monarchs and ministers, are awful names; Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young
"Yes, sir, of course; when the lady says, 'Follow,' I hope you know a gentleman's devoir better than to disobey."
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
Another warrior, as brave and as ill-fated—Henry the Fifth—paid his devoirs to Becket as he came up the road, fresh from his glorious French campaigns.
From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Charles G. Harper
"Now, Papa," said the Girl, "just go right along and do your devoirs in there—and I'll stay and talk to him—" The father went obediently.
From The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit
Most noble lady, Forgive me if at an unfitting time, Amid the soft devoirs of gallantry, I thus intrude unwilling; but I seek The Prince Asander.
From Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts by Sir Lewis Morris
"Gee!" whispered the boy to Beatrice after he had made his devoirs.
From Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins by Lucy Foster Madison
The herald then, seeing each champion in his place, uplifted his voice, repeating thrice, Faites vos devoirs, preux chevaliers.
From Coronation Anecdotes by Giles Gossip
