His weary joints would gladly rise, I know; Our knees still kneel till to the ground they grow.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

There are more showy ways of helping the world, but for the accomplishment of great results I know of none superior."
— from The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Look upon his face; His eyes do drop no tears, his prayers are in jest; His words come from his mouth, ours from our breast; He prays but faintly and would be denied; We pray with heart and soul, and all beside: His weary joints would gladly rise, I know; Our knees still kneel till to the ground they grow:
— from The Tragedy of King Richard the Second by William Shakespeare

A brother whose conversion, ( must I say apparent conversion?) has seemed to be unusually clear; whose walk as a Christian seemed, while he was with us, to be well-nigh perfect; whose spirit was singularly humble, devout and Christly; who was growing rapidly in knowledge of the word, and could already preach the word with power, goes back to his home in China.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 02, February, 1889 by Various

But Dean had been gaining rapidly in knowledge of the world, and especially in the knowledge of his employer, and he had little belief in his mining property.
— from Dean Dunham; Or, the Waterford Mystery by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

His weary ioynts would gladly rise, I know, Our knees shall kneele, till to the ground they grow: His prayers are full of false hypocrisie, Ours of true zeale, and deepe integritie: Our prayers do out-pray his, then let them haue That mercy, which true prayers ought to haue Bul.
— from Richard II by William Shakespeare

[227] Chapter XXV THE STARS VANISH Janet and Helen did get rôles in “Kings of the Air” and even though they were very minor parts, both girls were elated.
— from Janet Hardy in Hollywood by Ruthe S. Wheeler

The Factor gravely replied: “I knew of the Tall Master years ago on the Far-Off Metal River; and though I never saw him I can believe these things—and more.
— from Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Complete by Gilbert Parker