fall prostrate
Example Sentences
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Ye hills fall prostrate, and ye vales arise!
From The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan
In a moment, we saw the chief let fall the bridle from his horse, spring to the ground, and fall prostrate.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
The very earth from Debra Libanos is carried away as an antidote to maladies, and all who meet the returning pilgrim, fall prostrate upon the ground, and kiss the dust from off his feet.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
Again and again recurs the motif of her beauty before which the world must fall prostrate.
From The Evolution of Love by Ellie Schleussner
If I am not mistaken, it will sink deep into the world's heart; and while many will shudder at its blasphemy, all must fall prostrate before its grandeur.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
