When on the way home Mistress Susan asked her little boy why he would not make his obeisance to the pretty lady, he sturdily answered, "She is no pretty lady of mine.
This obeisance is out of place to one already dead in law.
He raised both arms, and, after a pause, cried, "Obeisance and greetings to Queen Lentala!
You will now acknowledge that with an obeisance to your king.
Here the tzin made his obeisanceto the court, and continued: "I have known Cacami long enough, and well enough, to be able to speak of him in no doubtful language.
Cacami was kindly received, and on bended knee, as was the custom, rendered respectful obeisance to the mother of his friend.
With a low obeisance to the king, the lovely bride hastened away after one of the favorite's attendants, to do as he directed, and don a riding-suit.
Then he hitches his belt sailor fashion and with a shrug of oriental obeisance salutes the court, pointing one thumb heavenward.
They came riding past our house while we were sitting at a window which opened to the street, whence we made our obeisance to them, and they bowed in return.
While I was at the court, and in the emperor's palace at Meaco, there were several Spaniards and Portuguese there to pay their obeisance to the emperor, as is their custom every year on the arrival of their ships.
I sometimes feel inclined to kneel down and, do obeisance before the dresses in the Bond Street shops.
She paused for a moment to do obeisance before a vision of herself clad in similar garments, then continued, with a smile, "I am so glad to meet you!
Thirdly, that they pay no more homage orobeisance to words, than the obeisance of truth.
First, they are no more the criterions of obeisance and respect, than mourning garments are the criterions of sorrow.
All nations have been in the habit of using outward gestures or ceremonies, as marks of affection, obeisance or respect.
Ali made a low obeisance to Hassan, who returned the salutation, but did not bow so low.
He in obeisance to this sovereign maid, His bow and quiver at her feet hath laid.
With this red cross flag of St. George flying above them, her English sailors swept the seas around their white-cliffed coasts, and made the ships of all other nations do obeisance to it.
After such a victory as this the red cross flag of the "Navie Royall" sailed the Narrow Seas with more assurance than ever, claiming and receiving the obeisance of all vessels that were passing by.
It was the "King's Flag" calling for the obeisanceof foreign vessels.
Having made my obeisance after the manner of the country, I presented the letters of the republic, and explained the subject of my mission[12].
One of the janizaries was drawing his scimitar, but Mohand bade him put it up, and making an obeisance to Moll, he told us we should suffer no hurt if we surrendered peaceably.
Footnote 25: The Inca declined the interview with the bishop, on the ground that he had seen him pay obeisance by taking off his cap to Pizarro.
Pizarro kept his seat in his saddle, but, as he approached, made a respectful obeisanceto the president, which the latter acknowledged by a cold salute.
The Indian lords then tendered their obeisance in the customary form; after which the royal notary read aloud the instrument asserting the supremacy of the Castilian Crown, and requiring the homage of all present to its authority.
Mossyagin arose, made his obeisance to the nearest images, and the fiery-red hairs of his beard whirled and danced willingly and cheerfully when he again approached the priest.
But Judas suddenly made a humble obeisance and spread out his arms: "And if so, why art thou angry with poor Judas who is seeking the good of his children?
When he saw her, he rose up and made anobeisance to her, whereupon she welcomed him and bade him be seated.
But as I rode through St. Alban's I bethought me of turning in to the abbey gate, and making my obeisance to the reverend father abbot.
The Robber Baron made obeisance to the abbot, who began by delivering a suitable homily, adorned with texts and quotations, on the special subject of the readiness of the Church to receive sinners back to her arms.
The men made a due obeisance and determined to obey; they knew that Boges' threats were never meant in joke, and fancied something great must be coming to pass, as the stingy eunuch never spent his staters without good reason.
Boges made a deep obeisance and left the king's apartment.
But, in spite of all, she controlled her passionate feelings, made the same deep obeisance to Nitetis as to the queen-mother, and allowed her tears to flow fast and freely in sight of all the Achaemenidae.
The two friends made their obeisance and slowly returned towards Boulak.
Monviedro (having first made hisobeisance to Valdez and Teresa).
Second in Command, NAOMI, enters, distinguished by his dress and armour, and by the silent obeisance paid to him on his entrance by the other Moors.
She made swift obeisance with her hands and body before those ancient idols.
