fall prostrate
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Generally those under the influence would, at the end, fall upon the ground and remain rigid for hours, and sometimes whole multitudes would become dumb and fall prostrate.
From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various
We come into the temple of God; we fall prostrate before Him; we pray to Him, that He will have mercy upon us.
From The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) by Clarkson, Thomas
The monuments survive their lords awhile; then death O'ertaketh them and they fall prostrate in their stead.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John
Where I have learn'd me to repent the sin Of disobedient opposition To you and your behests; and am enjoin'd By holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here, To beg your pardon:—pardon, I beseech you!
From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William
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 Harris, William Cornwallis
