be sensible of
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Inspired by Jean Jacques Rousseau's dedicated frankness, Bozzy deemed it "fine to be sensible of all one's various sentiments and to analyze them."
From Time Magazine Archive
Great as was the wrong which Napoleon thus inflicted upon the noble Josephine, every one must be sensible of a certain kind of grandeur which pervades the tragedy.
From Josephine Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Could we, so few Years ago, make a formal Demand, by James Logan, and not be sensible of our Right?
From The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Attachments and Support Papers by Colden, Cadwallader
It was on the evening of the day when Joshua Barney left us, that I began to be sensible of the suspense in which one would necessarily be at such a time.
From Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington by Otis, James
To know or be sensible of Suffering or being acted upon is to live; and whatsoever is not so, among created Things, is properly and truly dead.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
