he lay his head vs he laid his head

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• Then he lay his head on the handle of the door to open it completely. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide open before he could be ...
• Through the small towns of Indiana the big train crept, as he lay his head back on the seat and slept. He awoke and the towns gave way to muddy fields of green, ...
• Where he lay his head (2013). A short performance with video and sound. Presented at BEG, BORROW, STEAL #2, Dilston Grove, London on 31 August 2013.
• ... cum inside me once but it drip out on the outside of me. he wiped it up. when he hugs me his arms are around my belly all the time. he lay his head on my belly  ...

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• 20 mar 2014 ... Wherever he laid his head was his home. And when he died, all he left us was alone." Papa was a rollin' stone. Wherever he laid his head was ...
• ... "Je t'aime, papa ("I love you, dad"), at which point provoked spontaneous applause from the audience before he laid his head on his father's casket and wept.
• He laid his head over on the pillow. Let me read you the law let me tell you my mind. Molly dear, I'm sorry to tell you. We both drank poison in a glass of wine.
• And after supper on a bed, Upon my lap he laid his head. O, the earl was fair to see! I kiss'd his eyelids into rest, His ruddy cheeks upon my breast. The wind is ...