knelt

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They’d just gotten used to having a king again, and now he’s the second coming of the King Who Knelt, which didn’t play well in the North the first time it happened.

From The Verge • Aug. 28, 2017

The girl, in all her youth's loveliness, Knelt down with eager, curious face; Perchance she dreamt of Indian silks, Of jewels, and of rare old lace.

From The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation by Carman, Bliss

Little Olga crept into his arms; Arthur leant upon his shoulder; May Knelt beside him, with her earnest eyes Lifted up in patient, calm surprise— I can almost hear his words to-day.

From Legends and Lyrics Part 2 by Procter, Adelaide Anne

An emperor, in sad disgrace, Knelt barefoot at the portal Of him whose name my whole betrays, In church and state immortal.

From Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 by Various

A bundle of rags and bones, a bundle of mist, And never a hell or heaven to hear or see, The woman, the woman whose lips had once been kissed, Knelt down feverishly.

From The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems by Nichols, Spencer Baird