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down on one knee examined the
The captain smiled thoughtfully, and going down on one knee examined the wounded cheek.
— from The Triple Alliance, Its Trials and Triumphs by Harold Avery

down on one knee examined the
Hume went down on one knee, examined the ground growth, gingerly lifted the lace of vertebrae forming a spine.
— from Star Hunter by Andre Norton

designs of our king Edward the
“His only crime, my dear,” answered the old gentleman, “was magnanimously defending his country against the ambitious designs of our king Edward the First.
— from The Picture Gallery Explored Or, an account of various ancient customs and manners: interspersed with anecdotes and biographical sketches of eminent persons by Unknown

down on one knee expecting to
But DIEGO has ceremoniously let himself down on one knee, expecting to kiss her hand .
— from Limbo, and Other Essays; To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Vernon Lee

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