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  • As for Giton, he fell in a faint upon my bosom and remained unconscious for quite a while, until a sweat finally relieved our tension, whereupon, hugging Eumolpus around the knees,

    Satyricon 2007

  • ‘Why, my dear Copperfield,’ said Traddles, sticking his hair upright with both hands, and then putting his hands on my knees,

    David Copperfield 2007

  • “When you stops, you know,” cries Phil, putting down his cup and saucer and hastily removing his plate from his knees,

    Bleak House 2007

  • Well, sir, said I, since it seems your greatness wants to be justified by my lowness, and I have no desire you should suffer in the sight of your family, I will say, on my bended knees,

    Pamela 2006

  • To the left, to the right, jump up and down and to the knees,

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2006

  • “An it please your Grace,” said Varney, still on his knees,

    Kenilworth 2004

  • He moves a mighty turban on the timeless houri's knees,

    10/01/2002 - 11/01/2002 John 2002

  • And I'll skip instead of walking and I'll march with wobbly knees,

    Come On Then , Conscript Me! 2003

  • My spirit rocked in evening light, the rushes round my knees,

    Collected Poems William Butler 2002

  • I got arthuritic elbows, boy, I got dislocated knees,

    Winner 1999

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