fall prostrate
Example Sentences
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They fall prostrate before it, as before an idol.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
And now the pretended female was about to ascend the steps of the throne, when the Vizier commanded her first to fall prostrate before the Sultan.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
She spent all her weak breath in blowing that laudatory trumpet, as if she expected the defenses of the best guarded heart to fall prostrate before it, like the walls of Jericho.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
As Bennaskar entered the vaulted chamber, I shrank back with fear, and dared not lift up my eyes; but my terror was soon quieted, when I saw him fall prostrate at my feet.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
The slab of the marble is worn away by the soft lips of adoring pilgrims, who fall prostrate before it and kiss it while tears roll down their cheeks.
From Round the Wonderful World by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)
