This was indeed a treasure; and, falling on our knees with one accord, we returned fervent thanks to God for so seasonable a relief.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

At the same time, however, it was a secret gratification to herself to have seen her cousin, and to know that the future owner of Kellynch was undoubtedly a gentleman, and had an air of good sense.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

phenomenal existence, for they are nothing but the forms of our knowledge.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

First he spun her round, holding her now with his left, now with his right hand, then falling on one knee he twirled her round him, and again jumping up, dashed so impetuously forward that it seemed as if he would rush through the whole suite of rooms without drawing breath, and then he suddenly stopped and performed some new and unexpected steps.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

A philanthropy that sacrifices the minority of the present-day for the majority constituting posterity, completely evades his mental grasp, and Nietzsche’s philosophy, because it declares Christian values to be a danger to the future of our kind, is therefore shelved as brutal, cold, and hard (see Note on Chapter XXXVI.).
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

As he had not sufficient wit to amuse himself with the follies of other kings and with the absurdities of humankind, he kept four buffoons, who are called fools in Germany, although these degraded beings are generally more witty than their masters.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

The following petition to the Collector of the Nilgiris on the subject of buffalo sacrifice may be quoted as a sign of the times, when the Todas employ petition-writers to express their grievances:— “According to our religious custom for the long period, we are bringing forward of our killing buffaloes without any irregular way.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

I loved to go fine when I was a younger brother, for want of other ornament; and it became me well: there are some upon whom their rich clothes weep: We have strange stories of the frugality of our kings about their own persons and in their gifts: kings who were great in reputation, valour, and fortune.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

Let us fall on our knees again, and pray to the God of all mercy.” H2 anchor Chapter XLVI The Hours of Suspense ON Sunday morning, when the church bells in Stoniton were ringing for morning service, Bartle Massey re-entered Adam's room, after a short absence, and said, “Adam, here's a visitor wants to see you.”
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot

This restriction on the finality of our knowledge is borne out in all physical reasoning,—and I venture also to say in the other sciences; thus in optics we can perform no experiment which will establish as finally true the theory that light is caused by the motion of corpuscles of matter
— from Shelburne Essays, Third Series by Paul Elmer More

Setting the bowl firmly on one knee, Celia ladled out a generous spoonful.
— from Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith

[ 21 ] A little later Hopton writes: "Their (the Spaniards) only hope for Flanders and at sea is the friendship of our King.
— from The Court of Philip IV.: Spain in Decadence by Martin A. S. (Martin Andrew Sharp) Hume

He walked up to the highest step but one, and there fell on one knee and kissed the queen’s hand.
— from Rupert of Hentzau: From The Memoirs of Fritz Von Tarlenheim Sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope

Deal gently with these young men of ours, I pray thee, for they are dear to our hearts and are of the very flower of our kingdom."
— from Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Charles Herbert Sylvester

There are feats of other kinds, as those which count as freaks, poor things enough but wondered at by some.
— from The Spirit of the Links by Henry Leach

[Pg v] To the Memory of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSOR T, THE "NOBLE FATHER OF OUR KINGS TO BE," ALBERT
— from Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by King of Great Britain Edward VII

Thirdly, it relieves us from all anxiety about the condition of other men, of friends departed, of those ignorant of the Gospel, of those of a different form of faith from our own, knowing that God, who has thus far lifted up the veil, 'will justify the circumcision through faith, and the uncircumcision by faith'; the Jew who fulfils the law, and the Gentile who does by nature the things contained in the law.
— from Studies of Christianity; Or, Timely Thoughts for Religious Thinkers by James Martineau

I was foolish enough to run away from school to join the rising for our own King’s—’ ‘Eh, sirs!
— from A Modern Telemachus by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge