Possession of the box conferred a kind of power on the wielder--which was that anyone, confronted with the hypnotic glass eye, would submissively obey the most peremptory orders about stance and expression.
Quotes about submissively (4 Quotes)
And make yourself submissively gentle to them with compassion, and say O my Lord have compassion on them, as they brought me up (when I was) little.
Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand.
Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?