"Curtsey" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... is pleased to present you with a house, silver, and lace. You are, he thinks, a beggared, dowerless girl. Make a curtsey, thank ...
— The Precipice • Ivan Goncharov
... sight of Dick, stopped, blushed, and made a very fascinating little curtsey, as they were formally introduced; but next time she spoke the merriment had gone out of her voice. It had become more staid, more formal, and its deeper, fuller tones reminded ...
— M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." • G.J. Whyte-Melville
... it a nice slice of bread and butter, and a peach, and gave her a little bouquet of flowers to present to her teacher, whom little Annie loved dearly; and then her Mamma said, "Good bye, my darling!" and Annie made her such a funny little curtsey, that she nearly tumbled over, and off she went to school with her Papa, who always saw her safe ...
— The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls • Unknown
... working mischievously. "Mais pourquoi pas, mignonne? You are old enough. Maud will come and be hostess, won't you, Maud? You shall have Jake too for a watch-dog, if you want him. After that, you shall be presented at Court, when you've learnt to curtsey prettily instead of turning somersaults. You must let your hair grow, Nonette, and leave off wearing breeks. You've got to be ...
— Charles Rex • Ethel M. Dell
... knew the might, the might, the might Of love's distracting hour; How royalty, with all its pomp, Will curtsey to its power. ...
— Three Dramas - The Editor--The Bankrupt--The King • Bjornstjerne M. Bjornson
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