[51] H. H. Bancroft, History of Alaska, p. 42, says: "The second Kamchatka expedition ... was the most brilliant effort toward scientific discovery which unto this time had been made by any government."— Tr.
— from Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait by Peter Lauridsen

He kept his eager glances bent On her so kindly eloquent, Wife of the noblest king; And longed in heart to steal her thence, Preparing by the dire offence, Death on his head to bring.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

The following summer King Eystein went north, and King Sigurd came eastward, where he remained all winter, and was long in Konungahella, which town he greatly enlarged and improved.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Pitt begged his wife, with a ghastly countenance, never to speak of it, and it was only through Mrs. Bute herself, who still knew everything which took place at the Hall, that the circumstances of Sir Pitt's reception of his son and daughter-in-law were ever known at all.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Miss Stepney knew exactly what had happened.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

We see something of the same kind even with our domestic varieties, as in the strikingly similar shape of the body in the improved breeds of the Chinese and common pig, which are descended from distinct species; and in the similarly thickened stems of the common and specifically distinct Swedish turnip.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Then said King Eystein, "Why are the people so silent?
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

She thought of showing it to Mr. Darling, but he was totting up winter greatcoats for John and Michael, with a wet towel round his head to keep his brain clear, and it seemed a shame to trouble him; besides, she knew exactly what he would say: 'It all comes of having a dog for a nurse.'
— from Peter and Wendy by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

One type of dehorner has a stationary knife edge with its cutting edge shaped like a very wide V, and opposing this, another knife of similar shape moving in a slide, so that the cutting edges act upon the horn from all four sides at once, all the edges passing the center at the same time.
— from Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward

The Saxon king, Edgar, whose royal castle has given the name to the town of Edgarly, must have had a fine view in his day.
— from Set in Silver by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

She knew exactly where to place the blue ribbon at her throat and the crushed crimson flower in the crown of her hair so that it might appeal to the senses of a mere man.
— from Gabrielle of the Lagoon: A Romance of the South Seas by W. H. (William Henry) Myddleton

He shall know everything when I see him; I know his noble and loving heart.”
— from Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Complete by Georg Ebers

Then when we found the treasure we should know exactly what to build it up like, shouldn’t we?”
— from The House of Arden: A Story for Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit

Every day that passed, and with every dollar's worth of work that was done, the good points of the long-neglected old mansion came out stronger and stronger; for Mrs. Kinzer's plans had been a good while getting ready, and she knew exactly what was best to be done.
— from St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 by Various

As the hours went by, I did rather wish for the smashed kajawehs , especially when we met the ladies of a governor's haram , to the number of thirty, reclining snugly in pairs, among blankets and cushions, in panniers with tilts, and curtains of a thick material, dyed Turkey red.
— from Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 1 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

The States knew everything which was passing, before Leicester knew.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) by John Lothrop Motley

She knew exactly what he would be like; just what they would say to each other.
— from Mary Wollaston by Henry Kitchell Webster