Coming into the presence of a sound-hearted American democrat, who never had dreamed of one mortal kneeling to another, Ivan throws himself on his knees, presses his forehead to the minister's feet, fawns like a tamed beast, and refuses to move until the minister relieves himself from this nightmare of servility by a full pardon.

She spoke of Mr. Pendennis as if he had been the Pope of Rome on his throne, and she a cardinal kneeling at his feet, and giving him incense.

At the other end of the obscure corridor was a chambermaid kneeling down and washing the linoleum.

The bishop there found the faithful kneeling on the grass, and singing canticles in English: the country women were nearly all dressed in white, and many of them were still fasting, though it was four o'clock in the evening; they having indulged the hope to be able to assist at his Mass, and receive the Holy Communion from his hands.

There he saw, at a few paces from him, a female kneeling before Philippa's tomb.

" "Ay, Mr. Tims," said I, "that is truly a geman old lover kneeling at the foot of his young sweetheart, and two fellows in buckram taking a peep at them from among the trees.

Lords, If ye could range before me all the peers, Prelates, and potentates of Christendom, The holy pontiff kneeling at my knee, And emperors crouching at my feet, to sue For this great robber, still I should be blind As justice.

I have said that beyond beauty there is nothing else; for even her uncommon intelligence is only the humble slave kneeling at the feet of her own beauty.

(the infamous Borgia) kneeling at her feet in the character of a votary.

If you wouldn't go" But his voice was now more weak and weary, tired by the effort, and a little kneeling by him, allowing his tender touch, soothed him, enough to say submissively, "Good-bye, thenI'll come for you" wherewith he faltered into slumber.

Others followed, in private recitation, all the positionssitting, kneeling, standingrequired in choir.

"'Boys,' his voice echoed down the line, 'we are going to get every gun into position,' Then deliberately the general approached a regimental chaplain kneeling beside a gunner.

Perhaps, the example which is best known to missionary priests, is the example of the Cure d'Ars, who in the early days of his priestly life always said his Breviary kneeling in the sanctuary.

Early Italian art has nothing more truly beautiful to offer than the white-robed Madonna kneeling at the judgment seat of Christ.