devoirs

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I have another engagement this evening, but I could not deny myself the pleasure of paying my devoirs to you in passing.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

Excellence,—Le Saint-P�re, ob�issant au devoirs de sa mission apostolique, ne peut que mettre � profit toutes les occasions qui se pr�sentent de veiller aux int�r�ts du Catholicisme, sur n'importe quel point du globe.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien

"It is to be feared, madam, that such rumors are well founded, but the party who form the forlorn hope have their devoirs also."

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

Hallowell and his wife of a few hours stood in their front door the morning after their marriage and saw the famous Frenchman paying his devoirs to Mrs. Lee.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague

Mr Prolocutor Weston disputed with the beer-pot at his elbow, and forgot not his devoirs thereto in the course thereof.

From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Holt, Emily Sarah