I was extremely ashamed of this public message; and, meeting the eyes of Lord Orville, which were earnestly fixed on me, my confusion redoubled, and I knew not which way to look.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

I was exceedingly perplexed, and knew not what to do in the matter; but after some thought I answered her thus:— "This Department has changed rulers, and I know nothing of the policy of the new commander.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

“I saw it at close range, and I know.
— from The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter

My mouth would water at these cruel recitals and I know that Frenchy suffered as much as I did at the poignant recollections of gastronomic joys long past.
— from Under Sail by Felix Riesenberg

You haven't a clean record, and I know why you left the army.
— from The Trader's Wife 1901 by Louis Becke

V For his spiritual welfare, it might have been better had the conditions remained as I knew them.
— from Our Philadelphia by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

"There be my Lord Estes and her cousin Ralph, and I know not how many more.
— from The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

"Of course, sir, of course," the captain replied; and I knew when I first heard his voice that I was going to like him.
— from The Great Quest A romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea by Charles Boardman Hawes

All the great Chaco pueblos form self-contained units—that is, they were built around central plazas or courtyards, as in the case of Pueblo Bonito, with a low row of single-storied rooms closing off the formerly open side of the plaza, or they were roughly rectangular with closely knit contiguous rooms and internal kivas as in Yellow House.
— from Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico by John M. Corbett

Well, that was that, and I got a sinking feeling in my stomach, ’cause right away I knew that what we’d smelled back in the mystery cabin, and around the outside, was maybe something like this.
— from The Sugar Creek Gang Digs for Treasure by Paul Hutchens

The North, with its democratic idea, honors labor; does not compromise between its idleness and its appetite, but lays its bones to the work to satisfy its appetite; instead of kidnapping a [Pg 199] man who can run away, it kidnaps the elements, subdues them to its command, and makes them do its work.
— from Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Theodore Parker