Example Sentences

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The fool Was I; who should have been thy friend, thy tool; Gone wooing with thee, stood at thy bed-side Serving, and welcomed duteously thy bride.

From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes

Prolix might he have been deemed, save by the flock he guided, Who duteously accounted him but a little lower than the angels.

From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard

Thus encouraged, Mrs. Covil dropped into a chair, seeming not loath to tell those things she had, while Nancy leaned back and listened duteously for a perfunctory ten minutes.

From The Seeker by Wilson, Harry Leon

A dog also has duteously and humbly turned his back to the forbidden sight, and is crouched down with the most virtuous air you could imagine.

From Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It by Zwemer, Samuel Marinus

And his brothers and his kinsmen duteously his hest obey, With each parting guest and monarch journey on the home ward way.

From Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse by Dutt, Romesh