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I know th
I know th' art valiant; and, to the of thy soldiership, will subscribe for thee.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

in knotless trunks
Or, otherwise, in knotless trunks is hewn A breach, and deep into the solid grain A path with wedges cloven; then fruitful slips Are set herein, and-
— from The Georgics by Virgil

I knew their
and then I saw the eternal stars twinkling down upon me; I knew their God was mine, and He was strong to save and swift to hear.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

is killing the
“He is killing the Hare” is commonly said of the man who cuts the last corn in Germany, Sweden, Holland, France, and Italy.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

I know that
I know that once when your sister Adelaida saw my portrait she said that such beauty could overthrow the world.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I know that
My will and my daughter's is, that our discouraged feelings and slavish fears be by no man received, from the day of our departure for ever; for I know that after my death they will offer themselves to others.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read by John Bunyan

I know that
I know that you lost a great deal last night; if you want some money I will give you one hundred sequins, which you will return when the note of hand falls due.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

I know that
I know that you have tried to kill the ogress.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

is known to
Jervas has been allowed little credit for his work, indeed it may be said none, for it is known to the world in general as Jarvis’s.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

I know that
But I know that His ways pass finding out.
— from Letters of Samuel Rutherford (Third Edition) by Samuel Rutherford

I know that
‘Now I know that she lives!’
— from The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

I know their
For all I know, their bodies may still hang from the lower branches of the three large cotton-wood trees upon the head waters of the Trinity River.
— from The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas by Frederick Marryat

I know that
I know that some have gone straight from a Dissenting Chapel to Popery; one case in particular has been brought to my notice; but I do not wish to cast stones at others, on account of these things.
— from Is the Vicar of Brompton a Tractarian? A Question for the Parishioners by Arthur Ellis

I know the
I know the crack of his rifle as well as I do that of Killdeer.
— from The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea by James Fenimore Cooper

I know they
I know they cannot send up a bad one here."
— from Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

is keeping that
exclaimed Mr. Barton, presently, glancing at his watch; "what in the deuce is keeping that fellow so late?
— from That Mainwaring Affair by A. Maynard (Anna Maynard) Barbour

I know that
But I always ask the question as I know that he expects it and it pleases him.
— from Further Foolishness by Stephen Leacock

I know that
I know that voice,” observed the countess to Dorothy.
— from Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715 by William Harrison Ainsworth

ideas known to
Of one thing only am I certain; that it is no use making my ideas known to the Count.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker


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