The stranger, whom as yet Dantès knew only by the number of his cell, sprang up with an agility by no means to be expected in a person of his years, and, light and steady on his feet as a cat or a lizard, climbed from the table to the outstretched hands of Dantès, and from them to his shoulders; then, bending double, for the ceiling of the dungeon prevented him from holding himself erect, he managed to slip his head between the upper bars of the window, so as to be able to command a perfect view from top to bottom.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas
But now, you see, it would be different; you do know; you do see her lying there; you hear what she said with her last breath.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Speak no evil of a man if you know it not of him for certain, and if you do know it, then ask yourself, "Why do I tell it?" Lavater.
— 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.
“You have seen much, but know little; and what you do know, see that you keep it under lock and key.”
— from A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov
Suppose you were fond of someone, and you saw someone come, and the man you were fond of was more pleased with him than he was with you, what would you do?' Kim thought.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling
You understand that, and you doubtless know Latin?
— from The Middle-Class Gentleman by Molière
Yoni Deer ( kijang ) 3.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat
“You do know me, though,” she replied, and taking me to the corner of a neighbouring street she shewed me her face.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
Well, that's correct, but now that you do know him?
— from Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
Dotted Knitting, for Baby’s Shoes, &c. —Cast on and knit as many rows as you desire, knitting one stitch plain, and the next pearled.
— from The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous
"So I will, you do know something about it.
— from Margaret Capel: A Novel, vol. 1 of 3 by Ellen Wallace
After telling you of things you do know I must tell of those beyond your ken.
— from The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty by Alexandre Dumas
To our chagrin, John's answer was, "I do not know;" and Mr. Gouverneur, realizing that affairs were assuming a rather serious aspect, said: "John, you do know; tell the officer at once."
— from As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Marian Gouverneur
I am the oldest of the party, and am but little over twenty-two, but few of the others are over nineteen; they are all professed knights of the Order, who, as you doubtless know, come out to Rhodes when only sixteen.
— from A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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