See know one's own mind on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1886, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 1, in Jo's Boys […] , Boston: Roberts Brothers:",
"text": "Demi knew his own mind, however, and tranquilly carried out his plans, unmoved by the tongues of the anxious mammas or the jokes of his mates.",
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"ref": "1889, Wilkie Collins, chapter 54, in The Legacy of Cain:",
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"ref": "1892, W. H. Hudson, chapter 18, in Fan: The Story of a Young Girl's Life:",
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"ref": "1920, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 3, in The Coming of Bill:",
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"ref": "1973 August 13, “The Law: The Little American”, in Time:",
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