| 单词 | bended |
| 例句 | “Lord Davos, if you are a lord, I know what your so-called king would have of me. Steel and silver and a bended knee.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She did not love him any more now, would not let him come near her if he were to pray for it on bended knees. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One large whooping voice spiraled over the heads of the bended forms. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “On bended knee you apologized. And you were sincere. We worked it out.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I thank God on my bended knees that we did not make the uranium bomb,” said Hahn. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw the corpse of an inhuman creature, its arms wrapped around bended knees, its head lolling sideways onto the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A blushing queen of little more than twenty summers on her throne, and the whole flame-lit hall filling with noble knights on bended knee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “In fact I’ll go even further. I promise you that if you defeat the snake, I’ll admit I was wrong to that stuffy old cat. I’ll even apologize to him on bended knees, so there!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Tightly wrapped in diaphanous fabric, it extends from buttock to bended knee across the lower middle of the picture, practically dwarfing the upper part of her body. Review: ‘Flaming June’ Arrives in New York, Preceded by Its Reputation 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Just as Muir’s book “Our National Parks” had helped save the High Sierras of California, “Cape Cod” served as an important catalyst for protecting what Thoreau called “the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts.” Thoreau’s Wilderness Legacy, Beyond the Shores of Walden Pond 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z When Susana emerged, she discovered a trail of rose petals, which led to Ashley on bended knee holding a real sapphire ring. Perspective | Finding hope, and later love, on the presidential campaign trail 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” said Mr. Hughes, who proposed to Mr. Eldridge on bended knee while on vacation in Thailand last New Year’s Eve. Free to Say, ?I Do,? but Where? 2011-07-01T20:53:28Z As the crowd roared and the lighters flared, he kneeled before his audience and faced us, on bended knee, in pristine all-white attire that connoted purity and atonement. Reggae star Buju Banton’s long walk to freedom 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z “When you meet the person you want to spend the rest of your life with,” he said on bended knee, “you want the rest of your life to start right now.” Our Best Wedding Proposals in 2018 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z In a video posted on Twitter, the man is seen on bended knee asking for his lady’s hand in marriage. KFC proposal goes viral as social media offers to pay for couple's wedding 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z There was no shortage of creativity when it came to asking that age-old question, more often than not on bended knee. How They Proposed 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Me on bended knee, with a ring I'd emptied my bank account to buy. We'll always have Geneva: A tale of two sauces 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Slowly they rose, from bended knees, legs coiling and flicking as if kicking away some very precise fly. Season 10 of 'Dancing With the Stars' spins to a close 2010-05-21T22:23:00Z It was a moment that did not include the offering of a ring on bended knee. Syncing Up ‘Beat for Beat’ 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Confused, she turned around to discover him on bended knee. Sparks flew the night Oarhe Akhigbe and Nicole Battle met. Literally. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z About 20 miles south of Plymouth, across the Sagamore Bridge, is Cape Cod, “the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts,” as Thoreau wrote in his book of hikes, “Cape Cod.” Read Your Way Through Boston 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z However, instead of getting video of Benjamin Steele Bacon's proposal to Amber on bended knee, the mom accidentally recorded her own reaction instead. Mom accidentally records own reaction instead of daughter's proposal 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Politicians don’t seek Louis CK’s endorsement; he doesn’t seek to sway political primaries; and party officials don’t go to him on bended knee for forgiveness after saying something critical of him. Rush Limbaugh, Louis CK, and the Somebody-Else-Did-Something-Bad-Once-Too Argument 2012-03-14T14:44:38Z “She nuzzled up into my chest and sort of bended into me, and I was struck by how soft she was, especially the top of her head,” she said. This farm offers turkey cuddling. No, really. 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z During tours some fans go on bended knee and propose to partners, he said. Tourism is coming... Northern Ireland turns into a Game of Thrones hotspot 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z May I ask, on bended knee, that you stop using it — or perhaps share the cost of fortifying our shared wall?” Social Q?s: Eat Free? I Do! 2010-12-09T23:41:00Z He sang on bended knee and ended with the line: “I gotta get her back tonight.” Jackson, Timberlake own Billboard Music Awards 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z "It's the founding fathers gazing adoringly at the Bill of Rights in a crib. James Madison is on bended knee," said Gaylor. No room at the inn? Atheists see holiday displays vandalized 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Yes, this past New Year’s Eve I finally put down my soapy sponge long enough to get down on bended knee and ask. Discovering Manhood in Soapy Bubbles 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z She gets a proposal on bended knee amid rose petals, and a big diamond ring. Icons of 2011: A 'winning' actor, a runaway bride 2011-12-30T21:58:08Z The coronavirus pandemic slowed much of the world but the killing of black Americans continued, often at the hands or bended knee of the police. Ben Crump has become the go-to attorney for racial justice: ‘I feel like I’m running out of time’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Whether dramatically raising one arm to the sky or getting down on bended knee, the crooner conveyed impossible promises, sincere apologies and us-against-the-world declarations with sentimental innocence. Review: A puzzling, frustrating Chris Brown 2011-09-24T13:48:00Z She looked up, saw the proposal on the center field scoreboard and then saw him on bended knee. The Proposals Were Awkward (but the Answers Were Yes) 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Some weirdos like myself may toy with engagement tradition — be it through female-led proposals or non-proposal proposals — but most of us still expect to see a man on bended knee. Why are men still proposing? 2013-05-12T01:00:00Z She popped along to Kanye West’s roaring “All Day,” which was mashed into her early rattler “Oh” and bended to her smoking hot hit “Ride.” Ciara, a fiery performer desperately in need of better material 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Just imagine being helped up from bended knee by the plush team mascot. Amazing Facts About Love and Marriage 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Her supporting leg, bended at the knee, leans forward, forming another arc that likewise leads to the upturned head. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-07T22:26:02Z On bended knee, Rob recited an original sonnet and presented two Claddagh rings, a nod to Foster’s Irish heritage. They met in person, the old-fashioned way. Then he left his number for him on a scrap of paper. 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Instead of appealing to her on bended knee, Andrews has him fall to the ground in an exaggerated pose that undercuts the sublimity of the music. Modern 'Figaro,' timeless 'Turandot' in Sydney 2012-03-11T05:02:10Z I wasn’t told to approach it on bended knee. How I Fell for Lisbon 2012-05-25T20:23:37Z His colleagues celebrated his candidacy by circulating an image of him on bended knee praying for divine guidance with other lawmakers on the House floor. For Mike Johnson, Religion Is at the Forefront of Politics and Policy 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z She says in the show: “Here I am, coming to you, prime minister, on bended knee, for the sign-off, but I’m hoping that will be a formality.” What really happened to Royal Yacht Britannia from ‘The Crown’ Season 5? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z You want people to not have to come to you on bended knee for permission, because that ends up giving the main player too much power. Government surveillance, Elon Musk, and free speech, with EFF executive director Cindy Cohn 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But within weeks — after the anti-Trump backlash that McCarthy and others had braced for failed to materialize — he was back at Mar-a-Lago on bended knee. Column: Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and the rot at the heart of Trump's Republican Party 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z O’Connell: They did not come to us on bended knee, and I respect that. For Bond, Billie Eilish takes a big, bold swing and belts it out 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Love flowered, too, at Café Presse — more auspicious first dates were toasted with sparkling crémant, and proposals were made on bended knee as fellow diners held their collective breath, then burst into applause. As all-time favorite restaurant Café Presse closes forever, Seattle says a sad adieu 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z “They bended a little bit, but they didn’t break.” Taulia Tagovailoa is on target again as Maryland routs Kent State to reach 4-0 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z A huge photo of De Vries hung on the building’s facade alongside the text “On bended knee is no way to be free.” Thousands pay last respects to slain Dutch reporter 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z "He lived true to his motto: 'On bended knee is no way to be free'," his family said. Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z For Kim, that meant pleading his case to the world on bended knee. We're asking the wrong question when it comes to Bio Kim's three-year suspension - Golf Digest 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Outside the bloc, “Britain would have to go on bended knee to either President Trump or the remaining E.U. I think we have greater power, greater influence in the E.U.” Britain may face snap elections after Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffers major loss in Parliament 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “We had to go to the banks on bended knee,” Stack told Fortune in 2010. Dick’s Sporting Goods overhauled its gun policies after Parkland. The CEO didn’t stop there. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The message is even more explicit here, as Taylor haughtily rejects the ring that Brandon proffers on bended knee. All the references in Taylor Swift's Me! video 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z It curved to the left, passing below the W in Westbrook, then bended back slightly to the right. UCLA's Devon Bling overcomes mental rough patch on journey to the Masters 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The build-up proceeding West getting down on bended knee, however, remains a secret with the happy couple, who only made their relationship known in January. Michelle Wie is off the market after boyfriend Jonnie West proposes this weekend in San Francisco - Golf Digest 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z As she described it in the recent interview, “When we want to reform systems, it shouldn’t and it can’t only be from the outside on bended knee or trying to break down the door.” ‘Progressive Prosecutor’: Can Kamala Harris Square the Circle? 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z At lunchtime, her waiter sang to her on bended knee beside her chair. Sister Wendy Beckett, celebrity BBC art historian, dies at 88 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Matthew Dippel took the photo of a man on bended knee as a woman extended her arm on Taft Point on Oct. Photographer finds couple captured in Yosemite photo 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z “Cruz has basically bended the knee and submitted to Trump’s authority,” he said. CNN mocks Ted Cruz for clinging to Trump 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z She looks back at her boyfriend, waiting on bended knee, and looks closer at the ring. A traffic stop, and a proposal: She said yes in Miami Beach 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z She looks back at her boyfriend, waiting on bended knee, and looks closer at the ring. A traffic stop, and a proposal: She said yes in Miami Beach 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Eventually, the director of news “got down on bended knee,” as he described it to Gracie, and begged her to accept the job. How the BBC Women Are Working Toward Equal Pay 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z We swooned when he shared those photos of him on bended knee on a Hamptons beach the week before the U.S. Rickie Fowler shares his simple reason for getting engaged the week before the U.S. Open - Golf Digest 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z “Today is National Best Friend Day so I wanted to lock mine down...I WON!!,” an Instagram post by Fowler read, showing a photo of Fowler on bended knee in front of Stokke. PGA star Fowler gets engaged to pole vaulter-turned-model Stokke 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z It stretches for miles like a banana around the bended Volga. Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “On bended knee I pray above to da basketball gods to deliver us back to da glory years of da Orange and Blue. Amen.” New Coach? New Players? Prayers? How to Fix the Knicks (and Nets) 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Her reading drew vigorous applause; Yuknavitch kissed her hand on bended knee. Amber Tamblyn and Lidia Yuknavitch talk about the patriarchy and more at the L.A. public library 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z America was on bended knee—frightened, angry, uncertain. How Billy Graham Changed My Life 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Must they enter the Oval Office on bended knee? Opinion | Loyalty to Trump isn’t enough 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z “They bended a little bit, but they didn’t break. Those guys never quit.” Led by an experienced defense, C.H. Flowers holds off Gwynn Park 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z But there is an important point of similarity in the raised black-power fist—which makes bodies bigger—and the bended knee, which makes us smaller. The Psychology of Taking a Knee 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z I feel comfortable; perhaps that’s because I’m on bended knee every morning, asking for guidance and for comfort. 100 days: how Donald Trump compares with last five presidents 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z When he first proposed to Hardy in a bar two years ago, he hired a band and sang Prince’s “Purple Rain” to her on bended knee. London man proposes to Seattle woman via $5,000 ad 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Can you really picture Sherman reporting to OTAs on bended knee with a promise to change his ways? A no-win scenario? Richard Sherman, Seahawks in a tough spot 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “It is wrong to require the states to come to Washington, D.C., on bended knee,” Brooks said. White House pushes effort to revive sunken health care bill 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The Japanese favorite lost momentum after he misjudged his takeoff for his quadruple Salchow-triple toeloop combination and landed on a bended knee following the first jump. Figure skating: Fernandez proves there is more to skating than just jumps 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, if you take the view from 30,000 feet, better this than a press acquiescing on bended knee, where it spent most of the Obama years in a slavish Pravda-like thrall. Opinion | American democracy: Not so decadent after all 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z My now husband proposed, only to have me answer, “Aren’t you going to get on bended knee?” Love & marriage: Readers share their proposal stories 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z A curious explorer, she scoots fearlessly next to visitors, placing her hands on their bended knees and shrieking in laughter. Texan who was surrogate marks granddaughter’s 1st birthday 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z When Fire Chief Niles R. Ford arrived, the fire was nearly extinguished — and firefighters were on bended knee. 6 young children killed in devastating house fire in Baltimore 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “With regard to the killing of persons on bended knees, with hands tied behind their back, that’s not ours. Will that make you a better soldier or policeman? If they do that, I’ll shoot them.” Rodrigo Duterte on Killing Criminal Suspects: ‘I Used to Do It Personally’ 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Gender also matters when, in his music, women only exist on bended knee and voiceless. Young Thug's airport rant reveals a misogynist in a dress 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The logic on which O’Reilly’s view rests implies that the demands being made don’t constitute rights but rather privileges, favors to be asked on bended knee. Bill O'Reilly's Give Please a Chance: an uncivil host lectures kids on civility 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Asked if he went on "bended knee", he said: "I did the usual protocols." Labour's McDonnell backs £369m Buckingham Palace repairs - BBC News 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Does all this stem from Uncle Sam’s bended knee in Syria? Aleppo is a symbol of American weakness 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z “He went to those white folks on bended knees and they treated him so bad,” Williams said. ‘There’s just been something in the atmosphere’ 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z However Ms Amodio was unsurprised by delight shown by the crowd - if not by Ms He herself - when Mr Qin got down on bended knee. Rio 2016: Was Chinese proposal romantic or just a form of male control? - BBC News 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Initial glee, wide smile, on bended knee, waving an arm in mock celebration to show how easy it was. Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Manchester United sign a complicated striker 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z He entertained the guests, ate, serenaded her on bended knee and vanished. The Western whisperer 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The moderators operated on a collective bended knee, intent on not miffing candidates or their party and given to policy queries of politicians not especially inclined to answer them. Missing CNBC 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Now Britain is the eager suitor proffering bouquets on bended knee; India the slightly aloof object of desire. Why Cameron is pulling out all the stops for India's Modi - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Their story does not involve a proposal on bended knee. Many Long Walks in Prospect Park, on Duty, Then a Kiss 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Then, on bended knee, I ask him to marry me. ‘I Don’t Believe in God, but I Believe in Lithium’ 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “There might be a lot of people getting on bended knee today around Dublin Castle when the Yes vote is confirmed.” Ireland gay marriage referendum results: yes vote expected - live 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z And then, on bended knee, he popped the question. Love on the Metro? With bended knee, Rosslyn hosts a marriage proposal. 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z He said he has “every bit of faith that businesses can continue to compete, continue to do well without going on bended knee to the government.” White House Brief: Things to know about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z She did so on bended knee, in public, on camera, at the US Open. Martina Navratilova's wedded bliss 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z She was aggressive, grabbing her male dancers by their blazers and singing in character on bended knee when performing her new No. 1 hit, “Blank Space.” One Direction, Iggy Azalea shine at 2014 AMAs 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z After he dropped on bended knee and proposed, and Mulae said yes, he led her to a table set with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries. Fun and Frugal Ways to Propose Marriage 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z And since football and faith tend to go together — the pre-kickoff bended knee is by now a cinematic cliche — films blending the two themes are becoming as common as football movies about overcoming adversity. ‘23 Blast’ movie review: Faith meets football under the Friday night lights I'd wager that, given the option when alive, Peaches would have begged on bended knees for any other ending, anything at all, rather than leave her child with that excruciating legacy. Peaches Geldof deserves no censure. Save that for her critics 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z The dance act ends with Bruno Mars' "Marry You," at which point the groom gets down on a bended knee and plants a kiss on his bride. California groom's choreographed Beyonce dance for bride goes viral 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z When White ended the performance on bended knees, he was shattered. Davis and White end U.S. quest for ice dance glory 2014-02-17T22:47:55Z Federal regulators bended to the will of the banking industry on Tuesday and revised a rule that sought to restrict risk-taking by banks. DealBook: Regulators Ease Provision of Volcker Rule 2014-01-14T23:45:42Z One of the sharpshooters was on bended knee with his weapon aimed facing the Mall. ‘SHELTER IN PLACE:’ Inside the Capitol during the lockdown 2013-10-03T22:10:30Z It seems as if they are on bended knee. Insight: Apple controversy lays bare complex Irish tax web 2013-07-13T09:14:23Z She asked the crowd to put their hands toward her as she sang the slow groove on bended knee - and that's when she the performance hit its high note. Beyonce electrifies at Super Bowl halftime show 2013-02-04T13:12:13Z What chance is there of a top manager wanting the job now?RA should be on bended knee begging Mourinho for forgiveness 70. Newcastle 3-2 Chelsea 2013-02-02T16:56:36Z Samsung said that the Youm technology will allow its hardware partners to create a whole new range of devices with "bended, foldable and moulded screens". CES 2013 day 4: Samsung's bendy phone screen, Android oven, and more 2013-01-11T07:23:47Z The way James sees it, that move on bended knee set the tone for everything else to fall into place. Heat's LeBron James talks about 2012, what's ahead 2012-12-25T01:28:04Z Proposals, whether standing up or on bended knee, are meaningless. IHT Rendezvous: Love and Marriage in a Traditional Climate 2012-09-04T14:00:22Z "When I turned round Harry was down on bended knee," she said. Lifeboat marriage proposal shock 2012-08-05T08:27:23Z The water was up to the girths when we got into the second story, and I saw my poor beast, with bended head and open nostrils, snuffing the tide as it rose whirling round him. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z And she being sorrowful of heart, asked on her bended knees pardon of St Kevin in the name of the Lord. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Handing it to the Emperor on bended knees, he told him that he would find there the secret of the source from whence the love and unity that prevailed was to be found. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z No sound, however, was heard by his companions, who paused as he paused, and gave breathless attention with bended head and listening ear. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z One attendant held the pommade before her on bended knee, another brought her gloves, and a third lulled her to sleep. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z I will take his place and on bended knees before that holy shrine where the new Life has just begun, I will meditate. Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent 2012-03-23T02:00:31.917Z What injury has this poor man done you, Who loved you on his bended knees? The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Were I to tell thee that by night I wake and think of thee, And that by day for thee I pray, and weep on bended knee, Ah! Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The northern groves with snow-laden, bended branches bid us enter and worship. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z At noontide and evening, they go on bended knees over paths beaten by the feet of saints, and strewn with sharp stones. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:19.393Z His sign-manual was a bended bow, with an arrow fitted to the string. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I went to Rome again, and there he was still, with the same bended form, and the same look of pain, struggling to be free. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Below a star-built arch, as grand As ever bended heaven spanned; Tall trees like mighty columns grew— They loomed as if to pierce the blue, They reached as reaching heaven through. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z By noon her task was ended, And on that wheel all splendid Her little knee she bended. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z And well, I ween, she play'd the mother's part; For as she bended o'er the infant fair, A mystic joy seem'd stirring at her heart, A yearning fondness, and a silent prayer. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z Mr. Thoreau, who has embodied the results of several excursions to the Cape in some admirable sketches, calls it the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z And all the time her face so shining with pleasure and tenderness under the sternly bended brows that the happy child needed no other praise from any one. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z At last she bended some her face, Half leaned, then put him back a pace, And met his eyes. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z She found it out the last time she was visiting here; and she begged my missis on her bended knees to be true to herself and leave it off. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z The Hindoos often read their bible through on their bended knees, and sometimes committed it all to memory. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Erect in the stern, his arms bared to the shoulder, his body inclined forward like a bended bow, was the boat-steerer. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The twig is so easily bended, I have banished the rule and the rod; I have taught them the goodness of knowledge, They have taught me the goodness of God. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z Up through the waves the Dolphins bound, A hundred bended backs are found, Each one more eager than the rest To upbear the sweet Player on Ocean's breast. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z No, Hope is left, and prays with bended head, "Give us this day, O God, our daily bread!" Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z Here shall the hoary-headed sire Invoke thy grace, on bended knee; While youth shall catch the sacred fire, And pour its song of praise to Thee. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z A man who has never found out that he has a saint in his own house whom he ought to worship on his bended knees. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z "Gae little page, an' tell your lord, Gin he will come and dine wi' me, I'll set him on a chair of gold, And serve him on my bended knee." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z Lo, on the threshold of thy God While thou dost stoop on bended knee, The altar from on high doth nod, Its plausive wings are bent to thee. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z But Stephen with bended knees besought the Lord that he would redeem Saul. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z I would like to get your enemy on his bended knees and make him pray for forgiveness for knocking you about like this—a man twice your age, too! The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Sakhī: Hearken fair damsel, to good advice, For I shall teach you special wisdom: First you shall sit beside the bed, With bended neck, but half regarding him. Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z "With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and with my bended arm for a pillow, I still have joy." Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z With drooping sword and bended head, She turned apart and mourned her dead, Sad sky above, sad earth beneath, She walked with God in the Vale of Death— Ah, woe the day for England! The Guards Came Through and Other Poems 2011-11-22T03:00:11.683Z When at last he had come up, he bowed his head, and bended his knee, and saluted the king with great respect. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Royalty 'lifts its crested head' and declares, 'I am enthroned; come not near, except on bended knee.' The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z The fifth is "our Saviour's," or the Holy Gate, through whose awe-commanding portals no male, not even the emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, can pass except with uncovered head and bended body. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Let me rest mine head, lady, On thy bended knee: Every pulse to thine beats true; I would 'twere so with thee. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Eventually Veit was appointed as Cathedral preacher at St. Stephen's and his fervent eloquence drew large crowds to hear him, and many on bended knees cried out for pardon of secret sins. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z His big toe is awful; no one can kiss it, unless on bended knees, and after the performance of sundry puerilities, as Bishop Eastburn, of Boston, very properly calls all such fooleries. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Along the beaten path I pace, Where white rays mark my sentry’s track; In formless things I seem to trace The foeman’s form, with bended back— I think I see him crouching low! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z This is merely to provide occupation for the disengaged arms, and the gentleman holds the tip of the lady's hand lightly in the bended fingers of his own. The Fascinating Boston How to Dance and How to Teach the Popular New Social Favorite 2011-09-17T02:00:32.497Z Nought but my life lies on it; For they will never dare to close on me If I can keep my bow bended and singing. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z No; we know that you be come to kill the Queen, and we'll pray for you all on our bended knees. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Throughout the whole service, the child Mozart sat with clasped hands and bended head. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z Soon as Hyperion gilds old Andrea's spires, From bed the artist to his cell retires, With bended back, there plies his steely awls, And shapes, and stuffs, and finishes the balls. Poems on Golf 2011-09-08T02:00:19.780Z Upon this step, the supporting knee is noticeably bended to coincide with the accent of the music. The Fascinating Boston How to Dance and How to Teach the Popular New Social Favorite 2011-09-17T02:00:32.497Z Most table-topping international sides decline by degrees; but India have handed their No1 ranking to England on bended knee, thus depriving audiences here of the chance to watch a proper battle for global supremacy. Two decades on from Hillsborough and Liverpool is still in the dark 2011-08-20T21:54:02Z A light behind it reveals George Washington at its center, on bended knee. House members pressured on debt limit seek sanctuary, report no mistreatment by GOP leaders 2011-07-29T07:39:22Z Fervent prayers on bended knees, mingled, morning and evening, with the voices of ocean, and the sighing of the wind in her shrouds. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z And we straightway turned toward them, and saluted them on bended knee. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z He would have spoken words Full of wild fury and deep bitterness; But Pepa interposed again, and flung Herself on bended knees before her sire, And begged her knight kneel too, and join her prayer. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z The happy colonel was soon perfectly satisfied, and thanked her on his bended knee for a consent more looked than spoken. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Mastwena, an aged warrior, on bended knee besought help for his kindred in a time of sorrow. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z With troubled eyes he bended down, And all about me where I stood Every blossom, every tree, All the branches of that wood Were trembling in their ecstasy. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z Princess," said the queen, advancing with quiet dignity to the spot where Ozema stood, with downcast eyes and bended body, waiting her pleasure, "thou art welcome to our dominions. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Let me straight to him, That I may thank him on my bended knees For all his deeds to-day. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z At the farther end by the chancel steps a charwoman was at work on bended knees. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z He kissed the bended hand, the round neck, the wave-like throat, the parted marble lips. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z Ms. McSweeney’s fiancé presented the ring on bended knee in a blueberry field in Santa Barbara over Memorial Day weekend; Mr. Moretti told the women about his own engagement, called off two years ago. | Above 6: Rooftop Seating, for Everyone 2011-06-12T00:55:35Z And now, on my bended knees, let me joyfully congratulate his restored Majesty, and humbly offer him this short and hearty wish, O King, Live for ever. Boscobel Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation 2011-06-08T02:00:15.873Z “You have to go to your mom on bended knee and ask for forgiveness,” he lectured. Magazine Preview: Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man 2011-06-02T14:40:59Z The sages on beholding Shiva, saluted him with bended heads, and he, wearied, said to them,—‘Give me alms.’ Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z Slowly, with bended head, moving with infinite grace and majesty, she mounted the outer staircase which wound around the high vermilion tower like a spiral. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z He belongs to the age of lily-like damsels in sad-colored frocks, and knights of high degree on bended knee and their armor hung to the rafters. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z For that rich prize, presidents, prime ministers and princes get down before them on bended knee. Unforgivable sin: FIFA spoils Barca-Man U party 2011-05-27T20:07:21Z The poet, on bended knee, carries to his lips the sacred cup which Apollo, the god of poesy, has presented to him. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Just before the sun set its bended rays struck those blue head-lands and transfigured them. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z At any rate not until it had gone along about to "On bended knee—on bended knee." The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z The bands played "God save the King," and the soldiers sang in chorus,—a song by a Hanoverian volunteer, to the Polish tune: "A thousand soldiers swear on bended knee." The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z Weak William of Prussia was called to account by his long-suffering subjects, and compelled, upon bended knees, to grant them a Constitution. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Here, that child with ringlets, full of naïve enthusiasm; there, that old man with bended knees, and hands joined. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z The dove had hopped upon her hand, and she lifted it up with a bended arm. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z I am going to make you promise on your bended knees that you will travel with me as you used to do, and obey all my commands.” Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z What was madly sought for yesterday is neglected to-day; one evening will see men ready to tear to pieces the very thing the next morning will see them worshipping on bended knees. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z He that was erst so hard as stone of old, Whom ladies like a god on bended knees Devoutly wooed, imploring him for grace, Now dies of vain desire for his own face. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z We have recently seen, at Hampton Court, the seven cartoons of Raphael, which should not be looked at, still less criticised, but on bended knee. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z It must be made on foot—or still more humbly on bended knee; and so shall it, if that be necessary to secure success. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z To them she told all her grief, all her trials, and after begging to be strengthened, she always arose from her bended knees comforted. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z “Put not off until to-morrow—” said Louise softly to herself; and she stood watching her brother as he sat with bended head, weak, broken, and despairing, in the gathering gloom. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Here he would salute me, and wait for my blessing on bended knees. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z That made me sicker—the two of them down on their bended knees! The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z And lays her on the couch, renews the fire, And on his bended knee by Ada's side Regards her sadly and adoringly. Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en 2011-02-28T03:00:33.577Z Yea, maid I am, she said, and somewhat sighed, As one who thought upon the low fair house Where she sat working, with soft bended brows Watching her threads, among the school-maidens. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z On me bended knees I was with the blessid beads for the last two hours. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z When he is forty he may be glad to come back to Elmsdale and give thanks for your foresight on his bended knees. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Presently the girl reached the hermit's abode, saluted the reverend man, presented her welcome gift, and received on bended knee his blessing in return. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z I then unfolded to them my scheme, and had to encounter tears, entreaties urged on bended knee, that I would give up my rash design, and consider myself. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z Alas, for the spot where our ancestors bended, In humble devotion, and brotherly love, Where early petitions like incense ascended, And blessings in answer came down from above. Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z After listening to the evangelist's story of God and his love, they go to their cells, and upon bended knees, beg for mercy and help. The Nation Behind Prison Bars 2011-02-10T03:00:55.530Z You and I, Serene within the shadow, crowned with hours, Cinctured with solitude, the bended sky Folds us in hues of tulip twilight flowers. Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z He was learning the worldly wise lore of the roads—to walk with straight feet, to carry his body uphill on bended knees, to take the high side of a wet trail. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z But, madam, if my silence was not attributable to love, so neither was it caused by hate; and I beg leave, hat in hand, and on bended knee, to explain whence my conduct proceeded. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z On bended knees he did salvation seek, Big tears roll’d down his long undaunted cheek:— The people pray’d, the sinner wept the more,— This man, who till that hour, ne’er wept before. Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z Wearing a hennin on her head, she was praying on bended knees before a stained-glass window. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z As may be imagined, the doughty colonel was in no enviable mood, as he sat by the door of his tent, whose roof was the bended sky. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z A simple twist of the foot with bended knee will serve to free the snowshoe from the foot and it is just as easily replaced. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The chief messenger, in a cloth uniform jacket edged with broad yellow braid, approached with bended knees and squatted before his master. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z I’ve been down upon my bended knees to her, but she turns away. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Oosthuizen then chipped 12 feet short of the flag and a tricky eight-foot, downhill bogey putt bended away from the hole. Louis Oosthuizen out of Dunhill after practice swing mishap 2010-12-10T19:54:00Z Childress certainly knows the way there from the times he went down to get on bended knee and beg Favre to play quarterback for him. Desperate coaches like Childress don't last 2010-11-23T09:58:00Z On bended knee, the miners proposed to their wives and girlfriends at a party in the seaside town of Caldera in far northern Chile late on Tuesday. Wedding bells for five of Chile's rescued miners 2010-10-20T05:29:00Z "Jon bended a little bit but didn't break," Padres manager Bud Black said. Hudson leads D-backs to 2-1 win over Padres 2010-08-07T05:03:00Z They tend to think everybody else should be on bended knee, in front of great crown of soccer they have put on their heads. Slowly but surely, soccer makes its mark in U.S. 2010-06-07T16:54:00Z The lead didn't last long as Dallas forward Atiba Harris bended in a long-distance equalizer in the 38th. Major League Soccer week 1 roundup and standings 2010-03-29T00:01:00Z If the Wound be heal'd, it must be open'd again to discover the Tendon, and the Part must be bended, to draw together again the ends of the Tendons. The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. "How often have I asked permission to proceed to the court, to plead on my bended knees for relief to one who has already suffered what might expiate a thousand heresies—ay, more than death." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 And there sat, with bended head, the desolate man, the centre of a halo of light, which dimly displayed his music, the reflector, and the keys and stops. A Little World The name suggested banquets in marble halls, where gentlemen and ladies of the old days reclined on rich divans and were served by slaves on bended knee. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise More love to Thee, O Christ, More love to Thee; Hear Thou the prayer I make On bended knee; This is my earnest plea, More love, O Christ, to Thee, More love to Thee. The Story of Our Hymns When the Tibia is luxated behind, its Prominences are in the Cavity of the Ham, and the Leg flies off, or is bended. The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. Soon the drooping tips of the ferns lifted up, parted, and a curious craft glided out from the cove formed by the bended foliage. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The four-wheeler was drawn by a curved-nosed beast of an angular nature, whose character was written in his sleepy eye and bended knees, worn by contact with hard or dusty roads. A Little World And no home was ever more truly dedicated day by day to Almighty God upon bended knee and in the reading of His word. Autobiography of Z. S. Hastings The Evil One was excommunicated and exorcised by the faithful on their bended knees. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Afterward the Patient is to be laid in his Bed, with the Arm lying somewhat bended on the Pillow, and the Hand a little higher than the Elbow. The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. The bended strips sprung into position, forcing the plunger forward, thus driving out the pebbles to a goodly distance. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Lulled by the regularity of the motion, Lily lay along his bended arm as if asleep, and, as he held her, Michael's sense of responsibility became more and more dreamily indistinct. Sinister Street, vol. 1 No, not even if he come begging me on bended knee. The Cottage of Delight A Novel The decree was greeted with cheers, and Helen, blushing deeply and smiling, placed it on the head of the newly-discovered poet, our artist receiving it on bended knee amid the cheering of the club. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I To her, mercy was a stranger within those living walls, yet with meekly bended head in steadfast trust she stood, bearing her awful cross in the footprints of the Nazarene. The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril I so beseech Heaven on my two bended knees, sir, but alas, I know not! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Little Pennoyer, with head bended afar down, had been busily scratching away at a pen and ink drawing. Last Words But in time even this doubtful relaxation ceased, and so high did my subjects raise me that few of them dared to approach me, and then only on bended knees. Bill the Minder Patiently and in silence the Fena stood till the giant came up; when he bowed his head, and bended his knee, and saluted the king with great respect. A Reading Book in Irish History I. I stand on the mark beside the shore Of the first white pilgrim's bended knee, Where exile turned to ancestor, And God was thanked for liberty. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II But none the less did she herself sit up in the moonlight, listening with bended head for the sound of his step on the walk beneath. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Those in the foremost rank bended down eagerly, anxious to see everything. Last Words I ought to be thanking God on my bended knees for sending you to me, and—and Mr. Cole too. A Top-Floor Idyl "So we are always wondering, wondering long Because we do not see Some one, unknown perhaps, and far away, On bended knee." The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation Concealed among the trees, I perceived the female on bended knees, distractedly blessing God for her deliverance; and I knew that it was Katherine, my only—my beloved sister! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The tears dropped large and plentiful from his eyes, and his spirit seemed bended and broken with the racking remembrance. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 He and the policeman bended down at the man's side. Last Words On their bended knees, and with faces turned towards heaven, did they unite in thanking God that he had permitted them, to have another interview with each other in this world of uncertainty and death. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Dawn, so beautiful and pure, wakened against her will, weary of living and exhausted, stirs in mortal pain; Twilight, with bended brow, bitter and disabused, remembers the past without regret. Michelangelo Absolution was solemnly pronounced by the legate, and the whole assembly received his benediction on their bended knees. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 His wife took to herself the entire blame for his having joined Bacon, and on her bended knees implored Sir William Berkley to put her to death in his stead. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Instantly the snake's heavy head and neck were bended back on the double curve and instantly the snake's body shot forward in a low, straight, hard spring. Last Words With scornful gestures o'er the beach they stride, And push their levell'd spears with barb'rous pride, Then fix the arrow to the bended bow, And strike their sounding shields, and dare the foe. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem They seized his bridle, relieved him of his hunting-spear, bow and quiver,--one of them respectfully held his stirrup, while another, on bended knee, bade him welcome. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist Little Tee Wee, He went to sea In an open boat; And while afloat The little boat bended, And my story's ended. The Nursery Rhymes of England Then Sally told of the soldier who had thrust his card into her bended arm. Maid Sally At length, sighing, she lighted the lamp and went about her tasks, with a bended head, wondering and frightened, fearfully questioning her own inscrutable heart. The Destroying Angel Hardly had he gone when a knight, who bore a bended shield of azure, came riding up at a furious gallop. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Nearer and nearer to the page grows the bended head, and nearer and nearer to the fire moves the book. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time There was a king and he had three daughter, And they all lived in a basin of water; The basin bended, My story's ended. The Nursery Rhymes of England As if touched by the wand of a magician, the busy hum of life is hushed—mules and donkeys halt of their own accord, and with drooping ears and bended necks, appear absorbed in prayer. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Marvel not That Love leans sadly on his bended bow. Fugitive Poetry She will be served on the bended knee, and her service is a hard and ungrateful one. Maids Wives and Bachelors Henceforth her daily prayers on her bended knees were to her husband, not to the Divine Giver of every good and perfect gift. The Vision of Elijah Berl My story's ended, My spoon is bended: If you don't like it, Go to the next door, And get it mended. The Nursery Rhymes of England She still held the basket on her left bended arm. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 A special effort is made by the pilgrims to reach the top so as to see the sun rise, and to meet its first rays upon bended knees in devout prayer, like the ancient fire-worshipers. The Pearl of India The flower bended towards him, and revealed among its leaves a blue, outspread collar, within which hovered a tender face. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. Why did she, on bended knees, wrestle so vehemently with a mighty sorrow? The Lamplighter It compasseth the heavens about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the Most High have bended it. Prisoners of Conscience Even should she come to him with tears in her eyes and on her bended knees to ask him to alter this decision, she will beg in vain. Portia or By Passions Rocked Father Leonard raised the crucifix, and all the masters rose from their seats, and on bended knees vowed, bareheaded, to submit, gladly and readily, to the Landgrave's decree. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The flowers which are by the sunbeams extended, Droop no more o'er their green stalks bended. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind On bended knee must I present a lady that which belongs to her.” A Prince of Good Fellows There is no word to comfort me; No sign to help my bended head; Deep night lies over land and sea, And silence dark and dread. The Garden of Dreams Her eyes like angels watch them still, Her brows like bended bows do stand, Threatening with piercing frowns to kill All that approach with eye or hand These sacred cherries to come nigh. Language of Flowers My son, we are alone; now thou may'st profit By holy rite, and on thy bended knees Pour out thy soul to me in deep contrition. Olla Podrida Presently they come upon the old gardener, who is also the old coachman, upon his bended knees beside a bed. Rossmoyne There was a final bump, a final grunt, and the four men straightened simultaneously; four bended arms swept the moisture from four perspiring faces. The Blue Goose In order to shirk them they turn up cross roads, with backs bended, with eyes turned carefully down. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The poet bids his verse go forth to her, but softly; and stand before her with bended head, as before the Mother of God. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II Lynn and Nantucket! this bare and bended arm it is that makes the bay in which they lie so snugly. Old Plymouth Trails The oath of unconditional obedience had to be sworn on their bended knees.--"Then," The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli The mighty vermin of the void That hid them from his bended bow, Shall crawl from caverns overjoyed, Jackal and snake and carrion crow. Poems The Blackfeet instantly covered the two canoes with bended bows and leveled muskets. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters He declared that the several states would soon repent, and beg on bended knees to be taken back into the British empire. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Say Yes, and I’ll make the little ones pray for you every night on their bended knees. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston You should go down upon your bended knees both to that gentleman and me.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Down he hewed the boughs of cedar, 45Shaped them straightway to a framework, Like two bows he formed and shaped them, Like two bended bows together. The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem Little Tee Wee Little Tee Wee' he went to sea In an open boat; and while afloat The little boat bended, And my story's ended. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 No, I’ve that hell-fire of pain in my old knee, I wouldn’t walk a mile, not for King George upon his bended knees.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI When the Spirit of prayer is enkindled and burns within the heart, the body will responsively assume the proper attitude; involuntarily, eyes and hands will be upraised and knees bended. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Little Meg stretched out her unbruised arm, and laid her hand upon Kitty's bended head. Little Meg's Children Well, if he can show me anywhere on your magazine where it says it is a scientific magazine, I'll certainly beg his most humble pardon on bended knee. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 "Not with all I could do, though I prayed Heaven many a time, on my bended knees, to help me." Shirley “But I rebuked her in the name of God, and she repented before me on her bended knees.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI And soon the bough they bended down, To make the scarlet fruit their own; And part they ate, and part in play, They threw about and flung away. Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright Guy immediately advanced to fair Felice, who was reposing herself in an arbour, and saluted her with bended knees. Traditional Nursery Songs of England With Pictures by Eminent Modern Artists The wanton lad whose sport is others pain Did charge his bended bow with deadly dart, And drawing to the head with might and main, With fell intent he aim’d to hit my heart. Democritus Platonissans Marie Antoinette was beginning to realise that all France did not fawn upon her with the courtier's bended shoulder or pretty speech. Vigée Le Brun “But you told me he had good thoughts, Padre dear,” said the little voice at his side, as he walked slowly away with bended head. Carmen Ariza "A servant meeting them told them they must not goe in ... whereupon they desisted and bended themselves to hearken to the discourse among them." Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 In another part of the camp I observed the children, who imitated all the actions of their fathers, bended little bows adapted to their strength, or guided horses of an inferior stature along the plain. The History of Sandford and Merton Coarse rice for food, water to drink, the bended arm for a pillow—happiness may be enjoyed even with these; but without virtue, both riches and honor seem to me like the passing cloud.... Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures Under the sway, in old Japan, Of silent cryptic trees, There is a shrine the worldliest Would near with bended knees. Nirvana Days Of this she was by no means proud, and would not at all thank her stars for it on her bended knees. Marion Fay If I have touched upon a secret thing which ought not to be spoken of, I ask your pardon upon my bended knees. Graham of Claverhouse On bended knee he prayed aloud to the Almighty to be permitted to sail the first English ship on that 'faire sea.' Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Henry had no alternative but to pass beneath the commissionaire's bended and respectful head. A Great Man A Frolic Now you will not wonder why I wander up and down this lonely path at midnight—why I listen on my bended knees for hours to the whispering voice of the waves. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover They answer better than any other, because they take up but little room, and may be easily bended to any shape or height. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air And finally he saw before him the lodges made of bended bushes with skins and blankets spread over their curved sides. When the West Was Young So fall, who born and nurtured free Adore the proud on bended knee! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 A gracious figure passed before me and bended over the bed of the Earl. The O'Ruddy A Romance We advance to save him, but alas! too late; the illustrious Frenchman is already on his bended boots. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba "If I should sue to you upon my bended knees to be mine, Bernardine, would you not turn from him for me?" Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife There let the poet stay, Long hours upon his bended knees to pray, When night shall close around the funeral room. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems One bronze relief shows the great discoverer in the fore-ground on bended knees with a trowel in his hand, laying the corner-stone. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose O God of love, on bended knee, We, guilty sinners, call on Thee; Now, by the cross that Jesus bore, Extend Thy mercy, we implore. Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church Before being lowered into the depths, Don Quixote commended himself to his Lady Dulcinea and sent up a prayer to Heaven on bended knees. The Story of Don Quixote Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. Nature Shall I bemocked my early lovers try, And go Numidian wedlock now on bended knee to buy: I, who so often scorned to take their bridal-bearing hands? The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse He comes to conquer—lo! on bended knee The spell-bound Roman pleads, and yields to thee! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Mamma had the mauvais genre to report the case to Emperor Francis Joseph, while papa sought another climate, remaining away until mother begged him on her bended knees, so to speak, to come home. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess From here to the royal palace of Theos, where a chamberlain would wait upon him with bended knee, and the small etiquette of a Court would hamper his every movement. The Traitors It is cruelly complete; its bended beams and joists, beneath the burden of its gables, seem to ache and groan with memories and regrets. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index There the restorer of the building, arrayed in his official robes, and on bended knees, holds a model of the church in his hands and offers it to the Saviour seated on a throne. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture “The captain is walking his quarter-deck With a troubled brow and a bended neck; One eye is down the hatchway cast, The other turns up to the truck on the mast.” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions It was hot at mid-day and the sun fell upon our bended shoulders with amazing power, but we toiled on, glad of the opportunity to earn a dollar. A Son of the Middle Border I—I bought the bazaar and presented it to her—on bended knees! Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China I dreamt that suitors sought my hand, That knights upon bended knee And with vows no maiden heart could withstand They pledged their faith to me. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Seneca says: "The images of the gods they worship, those they pray unto with bended knees, those they admire and adore, and contemn the artificers who made them." The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 8, August, 1880 The towns ungirt By trenches deep, laid open to the plain; Nor brazen trump, nor bended horn were seen, Helmet, nor sword; but conscious and secure, Unaw'd by arms the nations tranquil slept. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II At times the gentle wind hardly moved the bended heads of the barley, and the hawks hung in the air like trout sleeping in deep pools. A Son of the Middle Border Hearts that are great beat never loud; They muffle their music, when they come; They hurry away from the thronging crowd With bended brows and lips half dumb. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul But still he submitted himself to Julian's discretion, and implored peace on his bended knees. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Wild roses filled the air with grace, The shooting-star swung like a bell From bended stem, and all the place Was like to heaven after hell. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The meats of which she was to eat were set on the table with bended knee, even when she was not present. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Faith had ceased her work and was standing quite still, with bended head, and cheeks which had gathered their colour into two vivid spots. Say and Seal, Volume II When in the storm it seems to thee That he who rules the raging sea Is sleeping—still, with bended knee, Believe good things of God. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul And her motions did produce like effects, as to Biting, Pinching, Brusing, Tormenting, at their Breasts, by her Leaning, and when bended back, were as if their Backs were broken. The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches Popple A river curves like a bended bow, And over it winds of summer lightly blow; Two boys are feeding a flame with bark Of the pungent popple. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He required outward tokens of reverence, and insisted on being served on bended knee. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) He consecrated the bended knee and the silent chamber. The Mind of Jesus "No sooner shall two hundred Labour members be firmly seated upon the cross-benches of the House, than both parties will approach them with bended knee, bringing gold and frankincense and programmes." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals I wish I were as I have been, 670 Hunting the hart in forest green, With bended bow and bloodhound free, For that's the life is meet for me. Lady of the Lake Forgive me, beautiful Duchess," cried Tickels, in tones the most abject—"on my bended knees I implore your pardon. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life Her heart was broken, and if Mrs. Jarvis were to drive in at the gate that very moment she would not take ten million dollars from her, though she begged her on her bended knees. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Both the boys were bareheaded, their caps having been blown away at the commencement of the gale, and they now stood with bended heads for some minutes silently thanking God for their preservation. A Chapter of Adventures Every knee was bended on that terrible night; but so emotional is the colored American that silence in a meeting of this kind is maintained with difficulty. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. No fond regret must Norman know; When bursts Clan-Alpine on the foe, His heart must be like bended bow, 560 His foot like arrow free, Mary. Lady of the Lake We will go to him on our bended knees, and beg forgiveness. The Scarlet Feather Joe raised his white hat five distinct times the instant he saw our party, and, advancing towards us, he observed, still with doffed hat and bended body, "Good accummumdashum, gentlemen!" A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition In perfect Health, and in the Flower of Age, I fell a Victim to three Ruffians Rage; On bended Knees I mercy strove t' obtain, Their Thirst of Blood made all Entreaties vain. Highways and Byways in Surrey The gestures of menace—the brandished spears, and bended bows—the war-clubs waving in the air—are all signs of the excited anger of the Indians. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The steed obeyed, With arching neck and bended head, And glancing eye and quivering ear As if he loved his lord to hear. Lady of the Lake And here I stand to-day with bended head, My task undone, my garden overspread With baneful weeds. A Lover's Litanies The Queen, on bended knee, begged her husband for the life of the last victim, the Baron de Castelnau. In Château Land By the help of these Shrowds, they bended and turned this piece of Wood where they pleased, drawing the Shrowds fast on the one side, and loosening them on the other. An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author Grog.—Soon will the conqueror, With trophy and with wreath, Kneel on his bended knee My throne low beneath— Singing, singing, 'Though others fair may be, Nobody, nobody can be compared with me.' Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 They presented these gifts on bended knees, in an attitude of deep submission and respect. Lafayette O then returned this lovely page, This lovely page then returned he, And when he came to our gracious King, Low he fell down on his bended knee. The Battaile of Agincourt Then, so tenacious is the hold we mortals have upon life, he gave an unearthly shriek and sprang from his bended knees for the drawing-room doorway…. Anthony Lyveden The Ballista’s were bended and strung as the Catapulta’s, but instead of Javelins, they cast great Stones. An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author For ages past have still contended These races, though so near allied: And oft 'neath Victory's storm has bended Now Poland's, and now Russia's side. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Oedipus My children, fruit of Cadmus' ancient tree New springing, wherefore thus with bended knee Press ye upon us, laden all with wreaths And suppliant branches? Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes She fell upon her bended knee, And said, 'O King, have pity on me, For I have lost my darling child, And that's the loss that makes me wild. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets I have taken precautions; and as for breaking my promise, I beg your pardon on my bended knees.” Major Frank It is on thy bended knees—by a return to thy deserted and unfrequented chamber! The Faithful Promiser "The Master said: With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow;—I have still joy in the midst of these things." The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow See, We all implore thee, all, on bended knee. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes First you go on your bended knees, and then you say you're quite unworthy of me.' The Explorer The floors are of stone, and it pleased me to fancy that many of the worn places had been formed by constant contact with the bended knees of the holy and indefatigable priests. Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891 He's insulted you, and I'll make him beg your pardon on his bended knees. The Hero Our study must be on bended knee, in the spirit of worship and deep humility. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy But as she went down the corridor, the girls in Sixty-two caught the echo of her laugh and her song, "And dropping on his bended knee." Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life Such light was always in my mother's eyes when I kissed her good-morning, and I knew it had come to her as she knelt on bended knees. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 I would wait on her with bended knee at every step, but with love for her in my soul I cannot wash dishes for other people. The Associate Hermits He said he must, of course, leave Little Primpton, and his vicarage would sadly want a mistress; and finally, for the third time, begged her on his bended knees to marry her. The Hero Had he begged the boon on bended knees, his parents would have denied it. Christopher and the Clockmakers He was cordially welcomed, for he was himself; and there, on his bended knee, he promised, and called upon Heaven to record his vow, that he would never again taste the intoxicating cup. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter To Soldiers for their Fees, I give them Wounds their Bodies full; And for to beg on bended Knees, With Cap in Hand to every Gull: Item. Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6 But she did not hold out her hands—she came close to me, and her bended head almost touched me, but her hands were held behind her, clasped, I could see. The Jucklins A Novel But now it was winter, and the tree stood leafless, and the bended and gnarled branches were naked. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Abiah Franklin was a silent woman when the winds bended the trees and the waves broke loudly on the shore. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin He is generally honest, but more generally thought so, and his downrightness credits him, as a man not well bended and crookned to the times. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Then he bended down his tall head, and their lips met. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales "Green my aunts call him; an old, old man with white hair and a bended back—'all 'count o' the rheumatiz,' he says." Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls Up Sir Aager rose, his coffin Bore he on his bended back. A Bibliography of the writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow She paused a moment, then with furtive tread Close to the tipi glided like a thief; With lips apart, and eager bended head, She listened there to what the conjurer said. Indian Legends of Minnesota And still she bowed herself and stooped Out of the circling charm; Until her bosom must have made The bar she leaned on warm, And the lilies lay as if asleep Along her bended arm. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti And her face was like a bended rose. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales Urashima went on his bended knee as he said these words. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations When the appointed spot was reached, Robin stepped forward and courteously greeted his guest, with head uncovered and bended knee, and welcomed him gladly to the wild greenwood. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race A Knight of noble pedigree Should wait beside my seat, To serve me upon bended knee With things I like to eat. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk "A boon from thee, on my bended knee," The palmer boldly cried; "Seize first with speed yon traitor page Who bore the cup to thy side." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 And she bended forward and kissed him; and he trembled, calling her by name; and she asked him what he would with her. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales His statue was placed in a stable, and there his worshippers were wont to gather, praying on bended knee for the health of their cows and horses. Modern Saints and Seers Donnacona appeared moved with deep respect and admiration; he took Jacques Cartier's arm and placed it gently over his own bended neck, in token of confidence and regard. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Who ever strove with me, that has not fallen? who ever frowned upon me, that has not expiated the bended brow by the death-grin?—Not one! not one! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 No bow is bended in the Teutonic forests, unless against the elk or urus! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 And she bended forward from her loins and listened, but in none otherwise moved she. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales The King, whom a countless train of courtiers served on bended knees, was attired so as to resemble me in person, and wore my head-dress. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Then a peculiar smile of contempt played about his stern face as he stood watching the three Mullahs, who, with bended heads, were slowly passing to the door and leaving the room without a word. In the Mahdi's Grasp Not truth, or gift, or bended knee, Not honour, worship, lordly fee, Storms heaven and wins a blessing thence Like sonly love and reverence. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse And soon the bough they bended down To make the scarlet fruit their own; And part they ate, and part in play They threw about and flung away. Aunt Kitty's Stories “Listen!” said the native who on bended knees was doing the sacrilegious work, “Did you hear that grating noise?” The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War Here, on bended knees, I give myself, and all I have and am, afresh to Him whom I have endeavoured to serve, but very imperfectly, for more than threescore years. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada He kept up his usual custom of praying on bended knees for seven hours a day, and scourged himself three times a day and during the night. The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Then, ere I string this bended bow, Tell me the tale I long to know, Ere from the cord my arrow fly, And low in death thy foeman lie.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse They could only destroy me; and Ivan, sometimes, upon my bended knees I pray for death. Princess Zara He is received with bended knee by the host and all the attendants, male, but principally female, and then he is almost always surrounded by a number of young girls constantly laughing and chattering. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II If fairy-tales, then it was a blond-haired prince who came to her on bended knee to kiss her hand and beg her to fly with him upon his coal-black steed to his castle. Mary Ware's Promised Land Now Heaven be praised! a gracious boon is this sweet rest to me— How many shall this truth repeat to-day on bended knee! Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 Here, drunk with his late victory, Napoleon tarried till it please Moscow approach on bended knees, Time-honoured Kremlin's keys present. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Say, what art thou? and what is he, Pale victim of despair and pain, Whose streaming eyes and bended knee Sue to thee thus—and sue in vain? The Book of Humorous Verse The gondolier had stepped forward close behind the cushioned seat, and was stooping, with bended knee, his head almost on a level with the padrone's. A Venetian June Tradition tells that in ancient Britain the people were summoned to war by messengers who carried a bended bow; the poem tells of the various patriots approached. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Men have begged on bended knees before me for such prophecies. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy My Moscow never went To seek him out with bended head. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Only yesterday morning I had to beg him almost on my bended knees to join us at dinner and then he only came in to oblige me. The Music Master Novelized from the Play One day a leper came to him and on bended knees begged him: "If you will, you can make me clean." The Children's Bible She refused to give her name, but solemnly assured the doctor that, should he grant her petition, M. Dantès on his recovery would be ready to thank him on bended knees. Edmond Dantès Abreast of him we came and he bended low, but with such grace and so much dignity that it were as though he were a king receiving a vassal. The McBrides A Romance of Arran In gilded hall or garden bower, behold him on bended knee, whispering his soft tale in the ear of some dark-eyed dongella, Andalusian or Aztec! The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse A bended or bending will opens the eye. Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation They struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him, and on bended knee paid homage to him. The Children's Bible Her beads while she numbered The baby still slumbered, And smiled in her face as she bended her knee. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children Then the priest appealed to the Viceroyʼs wife, who, it is said, was entreating her husbandʼs help on bended knee, when an earthquake occurred which considerably damaged the city. The Philippine Islands All are commanded, with more than usual earnestness, to adore the breaden god on bended knee. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 You know it is not; you know that he would forgive him freely—would beg his life from you on his bended knees. At the Point of the Sword She'd sit with her two slim hands Clasped round her bended knees; While we on our elbows lolled, And stared at ease. The Listeners and Other Poems "For courage, faith, and bended knees, By stress of patience, cure distress, And turn wild Love-in-idleness Into the true Heartsease." Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse After Mass they repaired to the convent, and on bended knee kissed the priestʼs hand. The Philippine Islands Aeneas stood still, and gathered himself behind his armour, sinking on bended knee; yet the rushing spear bore off his helmet-spike, and dashed the helmet-plume from the crest. The Aeneid of Virgil Sir Canterlone then bended low, With heart brimful of woe; He journeyed to the castle-gate, And to Sir Charles did go. English Songs and Ballads Before the sun, with bended knee, They sank with awful fear; With praises to their Lord’s decree, They sought their cottage cheer. The Maid and the Magpie An Interesting Tale Founded on Facts When her mistress washed her hands, the little maid held the basin on bended knee. Children of the Old Testament We soldiers out here have then it seems to me, much for which to thank God on our bended knees. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 My heart was wrung with a great desire to take the bended form unto myself. St. Cuthbert's Behind him five-and-twenty more Of archers strong and stout, With bended bow each one in hand, Marchèd in goodly rout. English Songs and Ballads "On his bended knees he came to her, asking for love," the cailleach went on. The Wind Bloweth "The only question perhaps is why he doesn't try for some precious work that somebody—less delicious than dear Theign—can be persuaded on bended knees to accept a hundred thousand for." The Outcry The abbey also possessed many rights, and the abbot was Superior of lands—the property of others—and received the resignation of his vassals sitting on their bended knees, and testifying all due humility. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The white dimpled hands rested long upon the auburn locks of the still bended head, and her compassion flowed through them to the more than orphaned heart. St. Cuthbert's He stooped over her and kissed her bended head. A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude With streaming eyes, with supplicating hands and bended knees, she implored mercy and forgiveness of Him, to whom appeal is never made in vain. Newton Forster The Merchant Service Dear father, mine," Rowena pleaded sore, On bended knee, "The heart Belongs to God. Rowena & Harold A Romance in Rhyme of an Olden Time, of Hastyngs and Normanhurst Then it lulled a little, and taking advantage of the comparative calm, Mr Temple took hold of his boys’ hands, and the three with bended heads trotted towards the shelter on ahead. Menhardoc The hands first outstretched towards his bended head were those of Mr. Blake. St. Cuthbert's He seized this, and together we managed to draw Hannibal and then Morgan within reach, so that they too got a good grip of the bended twigs, and were in comparative safety. Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah Lack-a-day, but I thank all the saints on my bended knees I’m not your wife! All's Well Alice's Victory Give him my love, and say that I shall thank him on my bended knees the moment the rush is over. A Houseful of Girls Heaven bless you! and you, Madanikā, Turn upon her a happy face, And hail with bended head the grace That gives you now the name of wife. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika Even if I beg you to go——" "Even if you beg me on your bended knees! Patty Blossom The wind and the rain beat on Minister Malden's bended back. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story His furrowed brow, his whitened locks, and bended form, once as straight as the arrow that sped from his youthful bow, evinced the ravages which time had made on his noble form. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Judge Frank," said he, with a firm but humble voice, "you behold here a——" "Silence, Jacobi!" interrupted Elise, quickly; "you need not blush on account of your bended knee, nor is any explanation needful. The Home Let me first, here upon bended knee, convey to you the expression of a devotion, a love, as ardent and as deep as ever burned in a human heart. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels MY story's ended, spoon is bended; If you don't like it, Go to the next door, And get it mended. The Little Mother Goose In the meantime tea and candies were served by a black hat on bended knee, who also produced a pair of ornate pipes. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story She came out of the earth on the first day of the Moon of Buffaloes, and, ere it hung in the skies like a bended bow, she had a child at her breast. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Wrapp'd in her arms the foster-mother gave A tearful blessing, while on bended knee Together they implored the approving smile Of Him, who gives ability to make And keep the covenant of unending love. Man of Uz, and Other Poems Away then goes this lovely page, As fast, as fast as he could hie; And, when he came to our gracious King, He fell all down on his bended knee. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth I worship thee: Lord of the mind! the Sabbath's thine:-- A contrite heart, a bended knee, To-day shall be my corn, my wine. Hymns for Christian Devotion Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination The closing words were uttered on bended knees, and with uplifted hands. The Two Admirals And, for thine aid in baffling the malignant, Who, with unholy art, conspire to see Our ease dis-eased, our dignity indignant, We do Thee homage on the bended knee. Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses Aye, a husband, and patron is he To the dance of the bended knee, 10In the hall of the stamping feet. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula In Europe, the bended knee is exclusively appropriated to the relations of sovereign and subject; and no representative of any sovereign in Christendom ever bends his knee in presenting his credentials to another. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Where temples to his name are raised, And where, on bended knee, The Christian sends to heavenly courts The worship of the free! Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems When first presented to a regiment, the officer receives them on bended knee, and to this day very many people raise their hats to the colours as they are carried by. Chatterbox, 1905. Then the villagers hold their family prayers, all unconscious that out there in the woods are the bushrovers on bended knees, uttering prayers of another sort. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom In moments of calm the musicians allow the body to rest upon the heels; as the action warms they lift themselves to such height as the bended knee will permit. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula "He begged us on his bended knees to marry, though I don't know how you know him." While Caroline Was Growing Time speeds on his relentless track, And, though we beg on bended knees, No prophet's hand for us puts back The shadow ten degrees. The Farringdons Not one word they spoke, neither p. 28good nor bad; but back into the hall, and down upon their bended knees, and to their prayers. The Waif Woman He fought with folded hands, with bended knees, and struck down the enemy as with a cherub's sword. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia "The Governor does not usually go round on his bended knees asking candidates to run for Congress," I answered, with mild sarcasm. The Opinions of a Philosopher He was determined that such pardon should never be given, unless it were asked for with almost bended knees; but, nevertheless, this grandson should be his heir. Can You Forgive Her? He descends from his prince-regal seat, pounds and winnows the rice with his own hands, washes and boils it in his own cook-house, and then, on bended knees, presents it to the priests. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field She held in both hands a marvelous Persian rose-bowl half filled with clabber, saying she had prepared it for her lord herself, and offered it to him on bended knees. The Lion of Petra On the eve of its seizure, the Pope repaired to the Lateran and, despite his age and with his face bathed in tears, ascended on bended knees the Scala Santa. The Promised Day Is Come And you were to be courted on bended knees. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes They bring us upon the bended knees of wonder and prayer. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life At length she disappeared behind the long green curtain, knelt on the narrow stool within, and through the lattice poured forth her soul into the bended and keenly listening ear of the pastor. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 She looked and saw two men advance with eager step and fall on bended knee at the foot of the throne amid a buzz of excitement. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Said he: Like a swine I have now bended the foremost of all Swedes. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda Mrs. Bennett delighted in her and, regarding the Duchess as a sort of adored deity, would have served her lodger on bended knee if custom had permitted. Robin No more he thought, though rich in fee, 12 Of any earthly loss, But lighting, on his bended knee, Said, Father, here I take from thee The sign of the Holy Cross. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan The shepherds, guided from afar, Stood worshiping beneath the star, And wise-men fell on bended knee And homage offered unto Thee! Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse She was roused by a smart blow from the taws, flung with unerring aim at the back of her bare bended neck. Alec Forbes of Howglen He had pleaded on bended knees for the love of his tiny woman and when he got her all other women became just strange shadows. Green Valley Mayhap 'twas but a dream that came to me, Or but a vision of the soul's desire, To see the nation in one mighty whole, Do homage on its bended, worshipping knee. Violets and Other Tales No service of bended knee or of humbled head May soothe or subdue the God who has change to wife: And life with death is as morning with evening wed. Astrophel and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne, Vol. VI And they, hearing this, feared his face mightily, even as a sword, and repenting their rashness, save only five alone, bended their knees before the saint with lamentable prayers, and besought forgiveness. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings Rise, Goddess-born, and, when the stars decline, Pray first to Juno, and on bended knee Subdue her wrath with supplication. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor He brought Alice to me last night all properly married and she's been with me ever since, so everything is all right and respectable, for which you may thank the dear Lord on bended knees. Green Valley "The harpoon," said Ahab, half way rising, and draggingly leaning on one bended arm—"is it safe!" Great Sea Stories But his star was high, so he braved the main, And sailed him blithely home again; And with joy he bended his footsteps soon To learn of his love from the matron moon. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar And the king, according to her promise, yet with a designing heart, bended his knees before the saint, and simulated to adore the Christ in which he believed not. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings He carries a worn-out, doctored, and flannel-swathed instrument, under the weight of which, being but a youth, or very rarely an adult, he staggers slowly along, with outstretched back and bended knees. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 She would wait for him at her own home, and he could come to her there with the honours of war on his brow and plead on bended knee to be forgiven. Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War On bended knee they drank to that fair evil woman whom King Louis had sent to ensnare King Charles. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade The kingly brow may bear itself high enough before men, the voice may be commanding and imperious enough, cutting through contradiction as with a sword; but before the Highest all is humbleness and bended knees. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Obediently she came to his side, hiding her face in one bended arm. From the Valley of the Missing On my bended knees I appealed to him not to tear me from the body of my child. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution |
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