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

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

So he kissed the hand reverently, and said: "And these my lords, may they enter and do obeisance and kiss hands, my Lady?"

From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by Morris, William

Let me make haste to carve the pedestal that I may know how low to do obeisance to wisdom.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

To the Governor-General, however, the Sultan must do obeisance.

From From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India by Keyser, Arthur Louis