Their part was to be in earnest in accepting, and so is ours; but if we fail, whom shall we blame except ourselves?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
He came here to be ready to start this morning for Versailles, where the meeting was to take place; but indeed he had no thought of accepting shelter under our roof; and when he found where he was, it was with the greatest difficulty I could persuade him to enter.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
In 1868 a motion was brought before the general meeting of the League in favour of establishing relations with the International and accepting its programme.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae