reposing

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Reposing the memorial on the smooth surface of the lake bed wouldn’t have suited Brown given the rocky circumstances the prologue to his March 17, 2010, death in Kunar province, Afghanistan.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

Sweet rose! in sunlit robes of beauty rare, Which loads with fragrance the enraptured air, Reposing gracefully on verdant stem, Thou art of all earth's flowers the choicest gem!

From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)

Reposing upon the two obstacles of the river on the right and the mountains on the left, they fulfilled precisely the same functions as a fortress; and those functions we have just described.

From The French Revolution by Belloc, Hilaire

Reposing on the grass beneath the trees, they passed the day sheltered from the noonday sun, and watched the progress of the fire upon the shore.

From Lost in the Backwoods by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland

Reposing now after work and danger he breathed again the breath of the wilderness.

From The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)