All 3 Uses of
homage
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- At each previous visit he had made to Rome, he had solicited and obtained the same favor; and incited as much by a religious feeling as by gratitude, he was unwilling to quit the capital of the Christian world without laying his respectful homage at the feet of one of St. Peter's successors who has set the rare example of all the virtues.†
Chpt 35-36 *
- Meanwhile, Emmanuel in a broken voice said to the count, "Oh, count, how could you, hearing us so often speak of our unknown benefactor, seeing us pay such homage of gratitude and adoration to his memory,—how could you continue so long without discovering yourself to us?†
Chpt 105-106
- Morrel seized the count's hand and kissed it; the count allowed him to pay the homage he felt due to him.†
Chpt 105-106
Definition:
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(homage) respect or loyalty; or something done to show respect or loyalty