"It is as I suspected," he says: "the ministers at Naples know nothing of the situation of the island.
— from The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey

But then, as Plato rather mischievously adds, 'Nobody knows what they did,' and therefore the doubt must remain undetermined.
— from Gorgias by Plato

The revenues of the many states of Italy being, at that time, insufficient to the support of standing armies, even during the short periods, which the turbulent habits both of the governments and the people permitted to pass in peace, an order of men arose not known in our age, and but faintly described in the history of their own.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

And now, remember, Mr. Aiken, Nae kind of licence out
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

Bulhútan sa mananambal ang nagbutud kung tíyan, The folk doctor will blow smoke on my stomach because I have gas.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

The punishment of Dirce at the hands of Amphion and Zethus forms the subject of the world-renowned marble group in the museum at Naples, known by the name of the Farnese Bull.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

People who referred back to the political maxims of Washington’s Farewell Address, and the cognate set represented by the Monroe Doctrine, were regarded merely as not knowing a good thing when they saw it.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

Meanwhile merry Robin rode along contentedly, passing safely by two bands of the King's men, until his heart began to dance within him because of the nearness of Sherwood; so he traveled ever on to the eastward, till, of a sudden, he met a noble knight in a shady lane.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Art thou called of men a noble knight, and wouldest betray me for a jewelled sword?
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

Plato had, in truth, a conception of science which no knowledge then attained—perhaps one may add, no knowledge ever attainable—could completely satisfy.
— from The Greek Philosophers, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Alfred William Benn

This means that, relatively, our forces producing raw materials are not keeping pace with the growth and demands of consumption.
— from Rural Life and the Rural School by Joseph Kennedy

It would have been perfectly easy to have hired a conveyance but she had only nine dollars left in her purse after discharging her debt to Mrs. Markham, and not knowing
— from Little Golden's Daughter; or, The Dream of a Life Time by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

By theyr blynde prayers and yll peticions Suche folowe no techynge nor gode monysyons For often many of them with tunge doth pray Theyr mynde, abstract nat knowynge what they say Man oft desyreth with great affeccion That thynge of god, whiche thynge if god wolde graunt.
— from The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Sebastian Brant

In no other matter had the characteristic method of Russian diplomacy excited more apprehension in Korea and Japan, for nothing could better illustrate the close connection, in the Muscovite policy, of Manchuria and North Korea—a connection which appeared to threaten at once the integrity of the two adjoining Empires and the safety of Japan—than the Yong-am-po incident which arose in April, 1903, in relation to the timber concession.
— from The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues by Kan'ichi Asakawa

A ike ae la kekahi o kona mau kaikuahine, ua oi aku ka hanohano mamua o keia noho ana, no ka mea, ua hooliloia i mau alii no kahi hiki ole ia lakou ke noho e lawelawe pu me Mokukelekahiki, nolaila, hooholo ae la lakou
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole

Summs very quickly got tired of her; and after ill-treating her in every kind of way, [35] and even selling her clothes, deserted her, and being ill and miserable and not knowing what to do, she thankfully returned to her sister.
— from The Strange Story Book by Mrs. Lang

They say lodging’s dear, but I reckon I can send you a clear pound easy: postal orders you can change at Mainstone and nobody know where they come from.
— from The Black Diamond by Francis Brett Young