Without doubt, Lamb's taste on several matters was peculiar; for instance, there were a few obsolete words, such as arride, agnize, burgeon, which he fancied, and chose to rescue from oblivion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Lamb]

In the first place, "I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity I find in hardness," though Heaven forbid but that I should perceive beauty wherever it exists (seeing that a "thing of beauty is a joy for ever").    From Wordnik.com.  [Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters] Reference

“MY DEAR PROCTER: I do agnize a shame in not having been to pay my congratulations to Mrs. Procter and your happy self; but on Sunday (my only morning) I was engaged to a country walk; and in virtue of the hypostatical union between us, when Mary calls, it is understood that I call too, we being univocal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Lamb]

My thrice-driven bed of down: I do agnize.    From Wordnik.com.  [Othello] Reference

More worthy, 'cause he could agnize his want.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance] Reference

I do agnize.    From Wordnik.com.  [Othello (1623 First Folio Edition)] Reference

Here is a youth of promise -- born, like Jaffier, with "elegant desires" -- one who does not agnize a prompt alacrity in carrying burdens -- one, rather, who recognizes a moral and physical unfitness for such, and indeed all other dorsal and manual operations -- one who has been born a Briton, and would not, therefore, sell his birthright for a mess of pottage; but, on the contrary, holds that his birthright entitles him to as many messes of pottage as there may be days to his mortal span, though time's fingers stretched beyond the distance allotted to extreme Parr or extremest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841] Reference