| 单词 | accomplished fact |
| 例句 | “When they open their eyes to reality they’ll find accomplished facts.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Injustice which lasts for three long centuries and which exists among millions of people over thousands of square miles of territory, is injustice no longer; it is an accomplished fact of life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The AIA’s Prowitt said safety is not a fixed, accomplished fact in the aerospace industry, but a “never-ending objective” that requires constant improvement. House votes to speed approval of safety fixes to Boeing jets despite critics 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “The native Palestine Arabs,” he said, “never fought seriously because they had no reason for fighting, having accepted the presence of the Jews with its economic benefit and the de facto partition as accomplished facts.” 'Stubbornly fighting for life': how Arthur Koestler reported the birth of Israel 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Administrations—to accept as accomplished fact what neighboring Arab countries and major world religions considered a provocation. How the Six-Day War Changed Israel’s Mind 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “The Times believes the anti-suffragist agitation will die down very rapidly now that equal suffrage is an accomplished fact,” the editorial read. Women across U.S. got voting rights 96 years ago — 10 years after Washington state 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z "It's very important that such cooperation with Syrian authorities is established, even now that it's an accomplished fact," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters on the sidelines of the U.N. Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z "It's very important that such co-operation with Syrian authorities is established, even now that it's an accomplished fact," he said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. US-led air strikes 'damaging IS' 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z If equal opportunity in America were an accomplished fact, then a chronically bad economy would be equally bad for everyone. Civil rights group jeers Romney 2012-07-11T16:45:31Z The confiscation of those rents was soon to be an accomplished fact; but it was a king rather than a commonweal that reaped the benefit. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Grant this premiss, and what follows, or something better, may easily be rendered an accomplished fact. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z This, when an accomplished fact, will make a great difference in the export and import trade of the city. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The other members of the company were scattered in various directions, but some of them remained till American occupancy became an accomplished fact. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The relief of Mafeking is now an accomplished fact, and the first Imperial troops to enter our lines were eight of the Imperial Light Horse, under the command of Major Karri Davis. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Quick as lightning Mr. Hayes made his answering move, and, when it was an accomplished fact, he said— "Thank you, Barbara." Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z It need not be stated that he did not find it, although a ship canal through that neck of land has been and is now being mooted, and may some day become an accomplished fact. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Reformation had not become an accomplished fact before this custom began to prevail in England, only it was transferred from the study to the font, and from scholars to babies. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z We forget that the impossible of yesterday is the accomplished fact of to-day. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Not, “You will be saved”; nor, “You were saved”; nor, “You are in course of salvation,”—for salvation has many moods and tenses,—but, in the perfect passive tense, he asserts the glorious accomplished fact. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Still, throughout this plan of Salvation, every incident and accomplished fact are strictly rational. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z The foundation of personality, therefore, is the power to clearly grasp an imaginary condition of ourselves which is preferable to any practical alternative; and then translate that potential picture into an accomplished fact. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z When the road was an accomplished fact Colonel and Mrs. Shepherd caused to be built on the lawn a stone monument dedicated to their friend, in appreciation of his service. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Such a destiny seems inevitable, when a name is coined rather as the title of an unexplored territory, than fixed on to describe an accomplished fact. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Everything is done under cover and we are brought to discuss only accomplished facts. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z At first sight this seems an impossibility, but nevertheless it is an accomplished fact. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z As soon as they were in the Real Presence their conversion was an accomplished fact. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z Though so late, the citizens were not in bed, but standing at their doors and windows discoursing of that which was now an accomplished fact. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z For the new will was now an accomplished fact, and lay safe in yonder desk which bore the cypher of the marquis. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Yet all have been vanquished, and in a few months this grand scheme will be an accomplished fact, and you will be carried direct from one side of this enormous continent to the other. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z The Irish parliament had passed from existence, and the hated union with England had become an accomplished fact. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z To him the Southern Confederacy was already an accomplished fact. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z Science, studying only accomplished facts, never establishes anything but phenomena and their antecedent or concomitant conditions. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z The Separation would thus be an accomplished fact before the entrance of a new Government. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Now that the freedom of the seas is an accomplished fact the whole crew of would-be smugglers will doubtless get to work again, only to be nabbed in port. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z That in their eyes is already an accomplished fact. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z I think he might have stood upon the accomplished fact. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Dusk was now an accomplished fact: thickened with fog and rain, it was even turning to darkness as we descended the long hill. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z This was now recognized by the President as an accomplished fact. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z This doctrine made no impression upon the Arabian aristocracy, but with the downfall of the Umayyads the political and social equality of the Mawálí became an accomplished fact. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z No resistance was offered, and when the Emperor reached the city at three o'clock in the afternoon the revolution was an accomplished fact. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It is entirely a question of faith in an accomplished fact,—faith wrought in the soul of a sinner, by the power of the Holy Ghost. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z As soon as secession was an accomplished fact, they deprived the better southern statesmanship of all guidance of the brothers’ war now inevitable and about to begin. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z "Aground!" exclaimed Mostyn, stating what was an obvious and accomplished fact. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z If ever complete Imperial Federation becomes an accomplished fact, how will it be organized? England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z But it was not until two hundred years after his decease, when on Christmas Day of the year 800, Charlemagne was crowned by Leo III., that the "Holy Roman Empire" became an accomplished fact. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z When God's promise stood before the soul of Abraham, as an accomplished fact, he might well have learnt the futility of his own effort to reach that accomplishment. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Of course he knew she had had a past; she wasn’t a young girl, she was a widow—and widows were essentially the expression of an accomplished fact. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The Spanish alliance, so much dreaded by the patriotic faction of England, was all but an accomplished fact. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Ocean Penny Postage, which became the dream of Postal Reformers almost from the date of the adoption of the plan of Rowland Hill, is at length within measurable distance of becoming an accomplished fact. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery 2011-09-18T02:00:28.007Z The effacement of the French aristocracy is not to be laid at the door of the great Revolution, which acted only upon an accomplished fact; it was the personal work of Louis XIV. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The death of Christ needed to be an accomplished fact ere the Church, properly so called, could be called out. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z I am convinced, Sir, that if the authorities of the Royal College and Guildhall School of Music, but set their shoulders to the wheel, the thing will soon be an accomplished fact. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, October 29, 1887 2011-08-20T02:00:11.307Z Count Gobineau, therefore, accepts the existing diversity of races as at least an accomplished fact, and draws lessons of wisdom from the plain teachings of history. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Diuma was a travelling or missionary bishop, and when he died, after a brief rule of two years, the Church in Mercia was an accomplished fact. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z But when it was an accomplished fact, he wrote sadly to his son, who was then a student in a foreign land: Alabama has seceded. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z They are unconscious of it, but its accomplished facts affect them still and shape the course of their existence. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It only remained to be seen whether, with their love an accomplished fact, she could wring from Norton's lips the confession she had demanded and save her own skin in the crash. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z But the self-discipline had become an accomplished fact. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z He was beginning to feel that he had done enough—to wonder if he could not go away until the marriage was an accomplished fact. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z It is vain to bring forward tricks of logic, against the force of accomplished facts. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z Then he went on to the particulars of the strike movement, from the first appearance of unrest to the final moment when it became an accomplished fact. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Realizing that the raid was now an accomplished fact, Norton waited to see what the young fools were going to do. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z How far, then, must the social differentiation have gone to warrant the assertion that the second prerequisite is an accomplished fact? Our Revolution Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917 2011-06-04T02:00:16.113Z At times it exceeded in warmth that extended to King Edward—a feat which many declared to be impossible until it was an accomplished fact. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z He broke down and trembled violently, not from conscience, but from a realization of the fact that his escape was now an accomplished fact. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Henceforth the union between the internationalists and the republican bourgeois was an accomplished fact. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The negro ceased to be a ward of the Nation and the Union of States our fathers dreamed was at last an accomplished fact. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z I can scarcely believe it is true, but the League is an accomplished fact, and the new colours, and all your dear jinky suggestions. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z The spirit of nationalism The selection of Lord Harrington was received with great disfavour in Dublin, where the formation of a national or patriotic party was almost an accomplished fact. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z “Yes,” he said, “we have let off a puff of wind over an accomplished fact.” Magazine Preview: How Slavery Really Ended in America 2011-04-01T17:48:58Z American preparedness will soon be an accomplished fact; American readiness for a League to Enforce Peace after the war is probably a fact already. The United States and the War 2011-04-01T02:00:33.633Z After Responsible Government had become an accomplished fact, there was no measure so imperatively demanded by Upper Canadian Reformers as the secularization of the Clergy Reserves. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z We learned that he and his two fellow-prisoners knew nothing of the proposed rescue until it was an accomplished fact. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Nevertheless the work seemed to show some imperfections; indeed, its moral excellence was potential rather than actual, a suggestion of what might be, rather than an accomplished fact. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Anna read:—'My dear Miss Tellwright,—Now that our partnership is an accomplished fact, will you not come and look over the works? Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "It will be an accomplished fact, as the French say, in about ten minutes," cried he, "for there is really not a corner unoccupied in the hotel." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Responsible Government, however, was not yet an accomplished fact, though its accomplishment was nigh at hand. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z In short, no attempt was made to detain him, and what he merely intended as a threat was accepted as an accomplished fact. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z His return to the locality, in some good missionary sense, is much to be wished; and after a time, will probably be an accomplished fact. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Besides, will it not be the policy of the leaders of the Home Rule movement, should it become an accomplished fact, to conciliate—much rather than to coerce—those who oppose the movement? The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z The black tulip, it may be remarked, though unknown in Dumas’ day, has now become an accomplished fact. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z At every step of his progress the pilgrim through English scenes is impressed with this sovereign excellence of the accomplished fact, as contrasted with any words that can be said in its celebration. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The suicide and the death from affliction, neither of which were at present even in contemplation, he unhesitatingly adopted in his argument as accomplished facts. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Before Columbus' Century closed, the discovery of the pulmonary circulation was an accomplished fact, and there was more than an inkling of the existence of the general circulation. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The Baron kept to his original tactics; he would present the world with an accomplished fact. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z During the days that intervened between the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and the memorable 12th day of April, 1861, treason was busy in the South, and secession resolved itself into an accomplished fact. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z The capture of that ship is an accomplished fact, and if any injury has been done thereby to Spain, the Spanish Government can complain of it to the Government of the Confederate States. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z He was considerably helped by Turkish ineptitude, and by the accomplished fact of British military successes in Egypt, but his own diplomacy was responsible for securing the necessary freedom of action for the British government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z It was like a brilliant stroke in a play or a tale from the “Arabian Nights,” worthy of French imagination; and here this wonderful American from the woods had made it an accomplished fact. The True Benjamin Franklin The revolution was an accomplished fact, and Colombia could do nothing but accept the inevitable and reflect on the disappointment of her golden dreams. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise How shall I bring myself to believe it, how tell myself it is true, that it is done, that it is an accomplished fact? Woman "Cuba Libre" was an accomplished fact among the nations of the world. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 And no sooner was the decision arrived at than he adjusted his outlook to it as an accomplished fact. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Perception, like our air-castles, or like dreams in the Freudian theory, presents what is at best but a suggestion or program in the guise of accomplished fact. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The Chinese conquest of Jungaria and Eastern Turkestan having become an accomplished fact, what did the new rulers do to justify their forcible interference in Central Asia? The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar "Well--on the very natural condition that he will acknowledge accomplished facts." The Progressionists, and Angela. He was a victim of the accomplished fact. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus The emancipation of woman should be an accomplished fact by the declaration that she can do evil as well as good. Rambles in Womanland Here we have, not a fancy, not a hope, not a vague expectation, not a promise, but accomplished fact, as solid and unchangeable as our own past life. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I Steps have already been taken in California toward joining the League as soon as it shall be started, and the San Francisco newspapers are already talking of it as though it were an accomplished fact. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 Does the beautiful past overthrow the accomplished facts of the present? The Progressionists, and Angela. All that is necessary to make the single, or land tax, an accomplished fact, and to bring about immediately the complete abolition of poverty, sir, is publicity. Thirty But she judged by accomplished facts rather than by fearsome thoughts or self-accusation. The Shadow And, Alex, to-morrow, we must see about the workshop in the garden and the casting for the thirty-foot reflector, for I can have no real peace of mind till that is an accomplished fact. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days His own heart, as it thudded against his ribs, sounded even louder, and to him, in the extremity of his danger, it seemed that discovery was an accomplished fact. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War How can the pope acknowledge as accomplished facts, results which have sprung from injustice, robbery, and violence? The Progressionists, and Angela. Before that happened, the repudiation of Anne of Cleves was complete, and a revival of the aristocratic and Catholic influence in England was an accomplished fact. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History At the commencement of the year 1820 the Columbian Republic had become an accomplished fact, and on the 25th of November an armistice was concluded between Morillo and Bolivar, which virtually ended the struggle. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The system was worked experimentally for some years, and is now an authorised and accomplished fact. To Lhassa at Last The narrator finds himself, in a word, confronted with a complexus of accomplished facts and of facts on the point of being produced, which in their totality present a certain aspect. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History Immediately after the ship had been floated from the hangar Zeppelin permitted it to rise off the pontoons on which it had rested and the first successful rigid airship flight was an accomplished fact. Zeppelin The Story of a Great Achievement Now that the war was an accomplished fact, his place, she should have thought, would be at the front. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion She was the most exciting thing he had ever discovered, and he indulged her laughingly when she took to speaking of his position in Intercontinental Lines as an accomplished fact. The Black Tide If ever the union becomes an accomplished fact, it will become so with the assent of all parties. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things By the beginning of the twelfth century it is an accomplished fact. The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism His vision was the vision of the people and it was an accomplished fact. Zeppelin The Story of a Great Achievement In Russia, although the struggle for democracy is barely begun, and representative government is as yet only a demand, the higher education of women has been an accomplished fact for a number of years. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 But redemption is an accomplished fact in the sense that all the conditions of the final success are already there. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition Two hundred years later the centralization of power in Burgos was an accomplished fact, as well as the death in all but name of the ancient kingdom of Leon, Asturias, and Galicia. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain Though much labor in many lands has been spent upon the undertaking, the project is not yet an accomplished fact. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse His object in the hasty recognition of the Panama revolution was therefore to make the Panama route an accomplished fact before Congress should meet. The United States and Latin America The eighteenth century, however, saw the divorce nearly completed, and by the period of our present volume it was an accomplished fact. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) It wasn't a perfectly accomplished fact; it would need editing, filling out, and completing from where he had left it off. The Return of the Prodigal But already I can see it'll never be an accomplished fact until Uncle Sam throws his sword into the scales. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret When the smoke of battle cleared over South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, the Southern forces of re-action were in complete possession of those states, and the solid South had become an accomplished fact. The Ultimate Criminal The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 17 As the latter had come without troops, there was nothing left but for him to recognize the revolution as an accomplished fact and make the best terms for his country he could. The United States and Latin America It was a cold, correct, accomplished fact; the household 16 fairies had left it,—and when the fairies leave a room, nobody ever feels at home in it. Household Papers and Stories The purchase of Jerusalem and the greater part of Palestine by an association of wealthy Jews, headed by the Rothschild, Montefiore, and Belmont families, is an accomplished fact. 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century But now the scandal is an accomplished fact and we must hush it up as best we may. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories The absorption of Turkey is not a distant dream: it is very nearly an accomplished fact. German Problems and Personalities This undoubtedly told the French soldiers that victory had fallen to their portion, and that the winning of the Marne ford was an accomplished fact. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France Anyway, Gwen's guess was an accomplished fact, and it was no use pretending it was wrong. When Ghost Meets Ghost She seemed to consider the question settled already: it was this tacit method of treating the guardianship as an accomplished fact that really influenced her troubled aunt. Clark's Field Yet the accomplished fact stared me in the face. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Will international arbitration ever be an accomplished fact? The Truth About America The Woman's Ward is now an accomplished fact. Kildares of Storm One must look accomplished facts in the face. When Ghost Meets Ghost They accepted the accomplished fact, and, reflecting that the disaster did not really concern them, many of them regarded it dispassionately, even jocosely. The Quality of Mercy It is easily imaginable that by 1920 the airplane capable of carrying eighty persons—or the normal number now accommodated on an inter-urban trolley car—will be an accomplished fact. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Her votaries, like other mortals, may often be in doubt as to accomplished facts; but, provided these be clear, their course is in general equally clear; there seldom remains aught to embarrass them. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications Everybody approves of these changes now, because they have become accomplished facts. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The Russo-Japanese absorption of Manchuria was to be treated as the accomplished fact that it was; and in general the policy of the new Administration was anything but aggressive. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements He was then but twenty-seven years of age, and his great invention, destined to revolutionise the cotton trade, was already an accomplished fact although practically a secret to the world at large. The Story of the Cotton Plant We have made a good beginning, however, and let us hope the end will soon become an accomplished fact. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail We should, in fact, have not one but several futures mapped out before our eyes, without necessarily being able to determine which of them would materialize itself into accomplished fact. Clairvoyance She felt a sudden distaste for the accomplished fact of Esther face to face with justice. The Prisoner In each case we find that the idea which occupied the mind was of a final state, an accomplished fact. The Practice of Autosuggestion Only when Jimmy came with the news that her scheme had become an accomplished fact did she realise that match-making is a dangerous occupation. People of Position There were whispers of treason in the city, his isolation would soon become an accomplished fact. The Traitors In July 1886, the entry of the German Spinners into the "Bremen Cotton Exchange" became an accomplished fact. Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 All just theory, but here, now, it was brought to an accomplished fact. The World Beyond From this and other examples we concluded that if the mind dwells on the idea of an accomplished fact, a realised state, the Unconscious will produce this state. The Practice of Autosuggestion It has no conception of age, and could not imagine an eternity of accomplished facts. Imaginary Interviews It brings the conscious assurance that it is an accomplished fact. Heart Talks Let this, too, pass into history as an accomplished fact. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Innocent III was not the man to accept quietly what had taken place against his declared will, or to yield to accomplished facts. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) An inquiry into causes is manifestly a greater task than the recording of accomplished facts. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The revolution became an accomplished fact in the capture and destruction of the Bastille, on July 14, 1789, which day is still celebrated as a national holiday in France. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In the present state of things, I can only with propriety present the public with accomplished facts. Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology A protest which waits four years to assert itself in positive action is confronted not with legal technicalities but with accomplished facts. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference The Democratic party, meantime, making a virtue of necessity, proclaimed a purpose to accept the results of the war, including the constitutional amendments, as accomplished facts not to be disturbed or further opposed. Ulysses S. Grant It used not to be so when they walked Union Street together and all the neighbors regarded the engagement as an accomplished fact. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar He was so lost in thought he did not hear the door open again or realise the “change” was actually an accomplished fact till a half-frightened gasp of “Oh!” caught his ear. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker It was within a very brief interval, however, that the sale by auction is shown to have become an accomplished fact. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time This was absolutely necessary; for the most limited mind could foresee that the return of the House of Bourbon was an inevitable, and all but an accomplished fact. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 This Institution, enthusiastically planned and rapidly carried forward, has been since November, 1921, an accomplished fact. Pictorial Photography in America 1922 Aumerle lives like the rest of us: he does everything he ought not to do—he surprises nobody: he delivers his neighbours over to the absolute power of accomplished facts. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Indeed, before another week had passed the suggestion was an accomplished fact. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Fortunately, if zoological warfare is to become an accomplished fact, the British Empire has great untapped resources. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 30, 1914 In the sunshine of the eighteenth century they finally matured, and at its close the rejuvenation of the Jewish race was an accomplished fact in every European country. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Protection, formerly a legal fiction, was made an accomplished fact. Wild Animals at Home Half an hour later the conjecture became accomplished fact. The Doomsman Something, which I had vaguely imagined might just be within the bounds of possibility, was now proved to be not only possible, but an accomplished fact. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story It had hitherto been an invariable rule that any policy contemplated in Yedo became an accomplished fact before a report was presented in the Imperial capital. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Though Bright denounced Lord Palmerston, and Mr. Gladstone lost his seat at Oxford, to stand ‘unmuzzled’ a few days later before the electors of South-West Lancashire, the predicted Conservative reaction was not an accomplished fact. Lord John Russell President Steyn remarked that the meeting stood before an accomplished fact, from which they could not get away, because as far as he knew the most of the delegates had definite instructions how to vote. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Instead of postponing, until the cession had become an accomplished fact, the question of the exchange, she pursued the two objects simultaneously. Political Women, Vol. 2 Although his marriage was burdensome it was an accomplished fact; Lettice’s wishes, her quality of steadfastness, exerted their influence upon him. Mountain Blood A Novel The normal procedure would have been to give the desired rank to Prince Tsunehito, and then to inform the Bakufu of the accomplished fact. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Margaret, who had been kept in ignorance of these intrigues, though deeply hurt in her pride, could do nothing but accept the accomplished fact. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Isn't it an instance of that obscure operation of the feminine mind whereby the merest wish becomes an accomplished fact? Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts Unlike Wellington and Eldon, he saw the necessity of accepting loyally the accomplished fact and shaping his future course in accordance with the nation's will. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) First, concomitance is an accomplished fact, and we may consider it as an organic manifestation parallel to that of the mind. Essay on the Creative Imagination Two years later—that is to say, in the year after Tenchi's actual accession—the census register, which had formed an important feature of the Daika reforms, became an accomplished fact. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The close alliance of Church and State had now become an accomplished fact, and was destinedPg 220 to influence Belgian politics right up to modern times. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day When and if an arrangement of this kind should become an accomplished fact the House will have the fullest opportunity of expressing itself, if it so desires, upon it. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 At Ladysmith the state of affairs was becoming more and more complicated, and the invasion of the Free Staters into Cape Colony was now an accomplished fact. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Then, as it was quite necessary to bow before the accomplished fact, theory was broadened to include the new discovery and explain it. Essay on the Creative Imagination As the shell wound its graceful curve into the air and fell into the water at the base of Sumter, the Civil War was an accomplished fact. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage If I could retain my former faith in the Professor, of course this would be final and my conversion an accomplished fact. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Thus much among the shifting shadows of life can I, the wizard, see as a sure and accomplished fact. He That flag has never been unfurled to the breeze but the vision that beheld it waving in the heart of the jungle is soon to become an accomplished fact. An African Adventure Not until the rescue of James Ch’ien was an accomplished fact, not until there was physical, logical proof that the man was still alive would the government take official action. What The Left Hand Was Doing Sometimes even a song has moved a whole nation, and made what seemed impossible, an accomplished fact. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Churchill was a true product of the Monitor, a worshipper of accomplished facts, a supporter of every old convention, believing that anything new or in rough attire was bad. The Candidate A Political Romance And yet it is now the highly accomplished fact and matter of course! Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Today, after thirty years of conflict with grudging Governments, the project is practically an accomplished fact. An African Adventure Our ideals are always thrilling until one day we wake up to find them accomplished facts; and the only real passion of our life is the woman who went off and married somebody else. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends You go away and lean against something to recover your breath, and your gravity, but the pilgrimage is an accomplished fact. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly His bolt, they said, was now an accomplished fact; he showed the deepest hostility to the candidate, and he was also in constant correspondence with a powerful and dissatisfied wing in the East. The Candidate A Political Romance Harassed by business and the toil of keeping his slippery footing, he would feel chiefly a dull irritation at the captive, whether guiltless or guilty, for the obstinacy of his dispute with accomplished facts. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Again, it was naval rather than political and military forces that made American independence an accomplished fact. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In a week more the gigantic scheme would be an accomplished fact. The Arbiter A Novel Gentlemen, I deeply regret to say that the possible prospect which I outlined in the House to-night has become an accomplished fact. The World Peril of 1910 Where the orthopædic institution is already an accomplished fact, we may very soon see the chemical clinic established. Spontaneous Activity in Education He is talking to young Christians before whom the battle may seem to lie, and yet He speaks of their conquest as an accomplished fact, and as a thing behind them. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Yet against this we have the accomplished fact, in the South, of black and white laborers actually working together, harmoniously and successfully, in most industries. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement If they were, then their secession was an accomplished fact; if not, it was nothing more than an abortive attempt, a purpose unfulfilled. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States Secession, right or wrong, justifiable or unjustifiable, is an accomplished fact; and it presents to us no less an alternative than that of peace or war. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 And every one felt that a liberation had been effected; every one repeated in view of the accomplished fact: children should be free. Spontaneous Activity in Education As I confidently hoped that this happy event would soon be an accomplished fact, I was content; but my father was not so well satisfied as I was with the councillor’s reply. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting I was in complete ignorance of these moves until they were accomplished facts. 1914 From them we gather with certainty that the division of Sufism into two classes, one orthodox and outwardly conforming to Islam, and the other free-thinking and pantheistic, was already an accomplished fact before Ghazzali's time. Mystics and Saints of Islam The last total eclipse of the Sun which has to be noticed as an accomplished fact was the “Indian Eclipse” of Jan. The Story of Eclipses If these men had urged the acceptance of disunion as an accomplished fact, a case might be made out for them. A History of the United States Coffee was always an accomplished fact at hand in the chimney corner. At Fault In course of time the little shop became an accomplished fact; a very little shop it was in East Fourth Street. A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 But then, she was just precisely the person he could not tell, until the said resolutions had, in a degree at all events, passed into accomplished fact! The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance When that is done we may very well say that aerial transportation for passengers and freight is an accomplished fact. Opportunities in Aviation Before the sudden appearance of Ormond in Paris they had counted, with the utmost confidence, on a full success, and were already talking of the Restoration as if it were an accomplished fact. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Moreover, nothing is easier than to explain an accomplished fact in a nice, agreeable, conventional way. Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women The conquest of evil will never be a fully accomplished fact, but a continuous process like the process of burning in a flame. Creative Unity It contains the germ of all that has been said and written about human brotherhood and all that has been done toward making it an accomplished fact. The Book of Business Etiquette The ratification of that Treaty by a two-thirds Senate majority was not an accomplished fact until February 6 following. The Philippine Islands As the Democrats had already got control in Florida, the "solid South" was now an accomplished fact. History of the United States, Volume 4 Passenger coaches were patterned after the old stage coach, the track iron straps on wooden stringers, yet here he was outlining what today is an accomplished fact. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History For a moment, I thought Monsieur Petitbry's assault with violence was an accomplished fact. Artists' Wives Perhaps the Indians were merely accepting an already accomplished fact at the meeting in 1784. The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography Without venturing on the prophetic, one may not only draw conclusions from accomplished facts, but also reasonably assume, in the light of past events, what might have happened under other circumstances. The Philippine Islands What Jefferson apprehended was, indeed, an accomplished fact. Union and Democracy For the moment nothing seemed to come of these high words; but before he died not one only, but both of his dreams, the drama as well as the epic, were accomplished facts. Milton In this realm the stamping out of tuberculosis is not merely a rosy dream of the future but an accomplished fact, in some quarters even an old story. Preventable Diseases He had thought about it so long that it had become to his mind an accomplished fact. Patsy An American army was an accomplished fact," wrote Pershing, "and the enemy had felt its power. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. I can’t see the justice of repudiating the duty of one’s position, since there the position is, an accomplished fact not to be denied. The Daughters of Danaus Alas! it was too late: the dish was already dispensed, a due portion having also been sent in to the tea-table in the library; and my disgrace was an accomplished fact. Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls There was the gentle thud of Gridley's toe against the leather, and then—unbelievably, unbearably, it was an accomplished fact, a finished thing. Play the Game! The tunnel was an accomplished fact, while over the frail hoisting-works of the Silver King a tiny flag—a corner torn from Bep's handkerchief—fluttered at half-mast. The Madigans We have been speaking of the Son's identification with us in His mission, and our identification with Him, but that identification depends on ourselves and is only an accomplished fact through our faith. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. No one else was present, and in the wery moment of entering Peggy realised that the news which she had expected so long was an accomplished fact. More About Peggy The tyranny of the accomplished fact obscures one's sense of the danger that Peel's high courage averted. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The disproof of Darwinism on the basis of scientific research is an accomplished fact. At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers By the time of the establishment of the ministry of the younger Pitt, in 1783, the ascendancy of the premier among his colleagues was an accomplished fact and was recognized as altogether legitimate. The Governments of Europe But Paul teaches us that that security of permanent dwelling in Him is to be for ever in this life the aim of our efforts, rather than an accomplished fact. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. It was for Mina Zabriska—and others concerned—to adapt themselves and conform their actions to the accomplished fact. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House The president and the donor had both heartily approved of Betty’s scheme, and the scholarships were an accomplished fact. Betty Wales Senior He informed them that there was nothing to debate; they were confronted with an accomplished fact which they must accept. A Slave is a Slave In such cases the parents accept the accomplished fact, and the couple are married. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Gordon had often thought of what pleasure in rest he would find when his retirement was an accomplished fact. General Gordon Saint and Soldier Meanwhile, the general doctrine of evolution thus proved, and the “survival of the fittest” an accomplished fact, the next step was to ascertain “how,” as Cope asked, “the fittest originated?” Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work And FitzGerald had, before ever the partnership was an accomplished fact, impressed on Posh the importance of remembering his debts. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" Mr. Stanley predicts that the "Cape to Cairo" railway will be an accomplished fact before 1925. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Probably philosophically, once it is an accomplished fact. Man and Maid The case could then only come before him as a suit against the validity of the second marriage, and the accomplished fact was always a powerful argument. Henry VIII. The election was what a Frenchman would call an "accomplished fact," and hearty cheers were heard on all sides. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis But your comfort-loving man is singularly obtuse in the matter of danger-signals: and loyalty apart, Richardson was too genuinely devoted to his friend to admit the possibility of that which was almost an accomplished fact. The Great Amulet Well, now we can regard it as an accomplished fact, and I shall not allow you to feel any anxiety about it from this time forward. The Story of a Play A Novel He was not surprised, he pretended, and now that the marriage is an accomplished fact, he is too well bred not to fall into the attitude of delight about it. Man and Maid Parliament wisely admitted the accomplished fact and recognised that the crown was vested in him, without rashly venturing upon the why or the wherefore. Henry VIII. The surrender of the Golden City was an accomplished fact! The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service Newfoundland is not yet part of Canada, but by 1867 Confederation is an accomplished fact. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom A study of the treaty we made with France in 1778, by the light of after years, would be useful to men who think that a treaty made is an accomplished fact. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 As the secular powers were merely instruments of the ecclesiastical authorities, sentence of death by burning against the Maid of Orleans soon became an accomplished fact. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales It must therefore depend on things other than accomplished facts. The Buried Temple It is well for this little man's peace of mind that the dispersion was an accomplished fact before he made his appearance. Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White These articles are then carried home, and along with the other necessities for the feast are laid out on a table, there to lie untouched till the resurrection of the "Saviour" is an accomplished fact. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers And meanwhile, whatever might be the value or the fate of republican institutions, unconsciously the great social revolution had become an accomplished fact. The French Revolution A Short History They supplied a formula for the accomplished fact. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century "A campaign against the annexation that has been an accomplished fact for 150 years!" exclaimed Mr. Smith. In the Year 2889 Things that but a few years ago seemed impossible dreams are now accomplished facts. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era It had become an accomplished fact months ago, and the Chicago gatherings did nothing more than recognize the fact. The Red Conspiracy From such a background of accomplished fact he seems really to have a right to peer forth into the unbounded future and promise himself an unbounded destiny. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Though their final settlement must, of course, be deferred until the coming of peace, some regard will have to be paid, after all, to actual occupancies and accomplished facts. Italy at War and the Allies in the West "No; he merely told me the accomplished fact." How Women Love (Soul Analysis) The removal of the orchestra to a sort of trench, out of sight of the audience, is already an accomplished fact at Munich. Damn! A Book of Calumny I have just received a telegram from Valentia, Ireland, which reads, "This anniversary witnesses duplex working across the Atlantic as an accomplished fact"—by which the capacity of all our ocean cables is doubled. Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures It was a natural reaction,—the lifelong training to guard against appearances which were open to criticism as religiously as against the accomplished fact. The Settling of the Sage Vince joined the movement with ardour, and the little institution was soon an accomplished fact. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men Science tells us—what, indeed, we scarcely need to learn from science—that what is gone, is gone, and that the best wisdom of life is the acceptance of accomplished facts. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists Lord Kitchener: "It is no longer a question of territory, for annexation is an accomplished fact." Three Years' War He forgot that her freedom was about to become an accomplished fact, that the thing she had anticipated was now at hand. From the Housetops He felt most uncomfortable about the accident; he accepted the accomplished fact, but he cavilled at fate in respect of the circumstances. A Mummer's Tale And so we come to the last day of all; for on the morrow Parliament closes and when that is done the King's abdication is to become an acknowledged and an accomplished fact. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Church-Union is an accomplished fact in many centres, particularly in the Province of Saskatchewan. Catholic Problems in Western Canada By the time we got back to Grandison Square she would have learnt to take a sensible view of the accomplished fact. Enter Bridget And before the next meal Shafto's transition was an accomplished fact, and he found himself one of a merry and congenial circle. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma The Russian invasion was an accomplished fact, and in Vienna it was thought unwise to stop mobilisation at the last moment for fear of being too late with defence. In the World War To be marred and impoverished and shunned as if he were a monstrosity were accomplished facts which had weighed upon him, an intolerable burden. The Hidden Places Church union is in many places an accomplished fact. Catholic Problems in Western Canada By extensive correspondence it was learned that the destruction of all the large herds, both North and South, was already an accomplished fact. The Extermination of the American Bison The Black Alliance, as the Liberals call it, is an accomplished fact. The Schemes of the Kaiser For this reason, and to avoid fruitless controversy, I first imparted to Herr von Kühlmann the accomplished fact and informed him that we had put ourselves secretly into communication with King Ferdinand. In the World War The second day saw my plans an accomplished fact. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles He said to himself that it would be better to allow it to become an accomplished fact before she knew it, that it would be easier for him. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel When the separation became an accomplished fact, it found Norma, of course, ranged strongly on the husband's side. Princess The only obstacle to this creation until now had been the lack of resources, for the canonical union with the abbeys of Maubec and Lestrées was not yet an accomplished fact. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval She was not backward, however, in responding to the request: Let Mr. Cecil Burleigh hold himself in reserve until Miss Julia Gardiner's marriage was an accomplished fact, and then let him come forward again. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Ten years later it was an accomplished fact in almost all its details. The House of the Combrays Shortly afterwards he died, but his will, in spite of the inevitable wrangling and litigation of disgusted relations, lived on, and the Snug Harbour for Tired Sailors is an accomplished fact. Greenwich Village But here was a definite statement, professing to be one of positive accomplished fact. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar From Lady Garnett, at the tail of one of those long, witty, railing letters, in which the old lady excelled, he heard that the marriage was an accomplished fact, and the birds had flown. A Comedy of Masks A Novel The Second Revolution was an accomplished fact; its first phase was complete. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy It is remarkable, indeed, that such a very short time after a war which seemed altogether to have compromised any hope of coalescing, the Union of South Africa should have become an accomplished fact. Cecil Rhodes Man and Empire-Maker He thought all women—at all events, all young and worthy women—regarded life and its accepted forms as an accomplished fact, not to be questioned, and, indeed, too delightful to need it. Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 But taking them as an accomplished fact, he foresaw strange developments in the salmon industry. Poor Man's Rock Some wisps of straw and charcoal are arranged in a little hole scooped out of the ground, a match is struck, the bellows are called into play, and the fire is an accomplished fact. Morocco They prepared the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and they wanted to place the Congress before the accomplished fact. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy Whether the one which started its course of existence on the day when the Federation of South Africa became an accomplished fact was strong and wise it is not for me to say. Cecil Rhodes Man and Empire-Maker The proposal was introduced one morning and adopted at once; the first notice to investors was the accomplished fact. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs In the face of accomplished facts, words were rather futile. Poor Man's Rock Time had gone on, and though there was a new Viceroy in India and a new Secretary of State at Whitehall, the Partition had remained an accomplished fact. Indian Unrest They hastily followed up peace pourparlers, to place Russia and the Constituent Assembly, if this met, before an accomplished fact. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy Lord Culverleigh, her brother, was known to be his intimate friend, and the rumour had come already to be regarded as an accomplished fact when, like a thunder-bolt, had come Wentworth's arraignment for forgery. The Odds And Other Stories This is now an accomplished fact, as is generally known, and can therefore be explained in some detail without detriment. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 The Democratic party did not, and could not, shut its eyes to the accomplished facts. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History I must say that I look forward with no little confidence to the day when that shall be an accomplished fact. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals It was a cold, correct, accomplished fact; the household fairies had left it,—and when the fairies leave a room, nobody ever feels at home in it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 As to Hawaii, it seems a foregone conclusion that annexation will be recommended, and will be an accomplished fact in a short space of time. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 57, December 9, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls "When her engagement to you is an accomplished fact." The Hoyden For the moment he believed that he had actually written to Dr. Pitts, as he had planned, and when he thought of his intended message at all, thought of it as an accomplished fact. A Man's Woman It was an accident, a calamity, but it is an accomplished fact, and 'what is done, is done,' and 'what is past remedy is past regret.' The Lost Lady of Lone The capitulation of Quebec was an accomplished fact! French and English A Story of the Struggle in America But, in spite of all, the engagement was an accomplished fact. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week He must be presented only with accomplished facts. Humanly Speaking But he soon became serious, presently furious, and, when the marriage was an accomplished fact, cut off the funds. Grey Roses Such a powder, however, will undoubtedly be an accomplished fact in the near future. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 The dominion of Egypt over Western Asia had become "an accomplished fact," and was generally recognized by the old native kingdoms. Ancient Egypt This I conceive to have reference to an intention of Elizabeth, rather than to an accomplished fact. Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 Woman in politics is already an accomplished fact in fourteen western states. Vocational Guidance for Girls The policy of Home Rule, even should it be for the moment successful, lacks the moral sanctions which have compelled English statesmen to accept accomplished facts. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 Upon occasions of this kind he was addicted to confronting his associates and followers with an accomplished fact, leaving no alternative to submission but a palace rebellion which he felt confident no one would attempt. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics The Democratic party gradually abandoned its opposition to reconstruction, accepting it as a disagreeable but accomplished fact, but kept up and increased its opposition to the subsidiary measures. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) The thing which, when she had first faced it as the only thoroughfare to the real life she so passionately wanted, had seemed such a veritable nightmare, was an accomplished fact. The Real Adventure It is three days now since my marriage was an accomplished fact. Madame Chrysantheme These two types of thought we must leave to the grace of God, and the education of the accomplished fact. The Open Secret of Ireland The purpose of this book is to tell what America has done, is doing, and, on the strength of her splendid and accomplished facts, to plead for a closer friendship between my two countries. Out To Win The Story of America in France It has merely registered the insistent demands of organized voluntary effort or given legal recognition to accomplished facts. Recent Developments in European Thought By that time the Reformation was an accomplished fact, and the fiercest controversies lay behind him. The Life of Froude Three days afterwards Dohna was able to announce the adhesion of the Swedish government; and on January 26, the Triple Alliance was an accomplished fact. History of Holland Reviewing events in the lights of accomplished facts, Brett subsequently saw many opportunities where his intervention would have altered the fortunes of the men and women in whom he had become so interested. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate The world does not look with favor upon reforms or revolutions until they are accomplished facts. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin Not until the surrender was an accomplished fact would the vigilance of the British naval authorities be relaxed. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Once the civil marriage was an accomplished fact, she could be married afterwards in Church, even in a Catholic church; he would go there if it pleased her to go. Sister Teresa A considerable time elapsed before this kind intention became an accomplished fact; but in due course the dress was ready to wear, and Norah looked very nice when wearing it. The Devil's Garden Among other acts of Imperial recognition an earldom was being held in readiness for the Baron who had known how to accept accomplished facts with a good grace. When William Came As for the emperor, when this transfer of territory was an accomplished fact, he began to take fright at the consequences. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 For who Can make the accomplished fact as things undone? The Seven Plays in English Verse But the delegates would not believe it until it became an accomplished fact. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Like their forbears in England, they begin to do things, because their common sense tells them that such things have to be done, and then at a later date think over the accomplished fact. The Promise of American Life When this is an accomplished fact, another great barrier to the progress of the north will have been broken down. Argentina from a British Point of View Now that the peace was to become an accomplished fact, Venice outdid herself in preparing to honor the Emperor. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) "Votes for Women" became an accomplished fact in many states, and appeared on the verge of accomplishment in most of the others. Our Changing Constitution It was partly in order to possess herself of these abundant resources and create an accomplished fact that Serbia, who also founded her claim on higher ground, laid hands on the administration of the Banat. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The ratification of the treaty—which, by straining the constitution, was concluded without consulting Parliament—was reluctantly given by the Piedmontese Chambers, the majority of members fearing the responsibility of upsetting an accomplished fact. The Liberation of Italy Not only had they the colour and authority of accomplished fact, they were invested with an immortality denied to facts. The Divine Fire "When a thing is actually in existence—an accomplished fact—it's rather futile to talk of guarding against it," he said, in his brief, unsympathetic voice. Charles Rex It was to have the status of the Confederacy as a belligerent an accomplished fact before the arrival of the newly accredited minister. Great Britain and the American Civil War The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone The relief of Kimberley was an accomplished fact. The Siege of Kimberley By afternoon the island of Yaque was an accomplished fact of distinguishable parts. Romance Island It is no longer permissible to discuss the validity of this control, for it is an accomplished fact and has become a part of our modern morality. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society He would tell him nothing about it until it was an accomplished fact and Halcyone was his wife—then they would let him into the secret. Halcyone He could not accept the accomplished fact, and he could not refuse to accept it, and there was no intermediate course. The Duel and Other Stories After many weary years the Tonkin-Yün-nan railway is now an accomplished fact, and links this capital city with Haiphong in three days. Across China on Foot Dr. Dyrenforth was not satisfied that the so-called discovery was an accomplished fact, and he forwarded a few fibers of the material to the division of which I have charge for investigation. Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 "Nay, thy present one; coronation will but put the seal on accomplished facts," said Eustace. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune Private news had reached him that the Government must soon go out, and he felt this thing must be an accomplished fact before then, for the hand he meant to play. Halcyone But the first step toward making that separation an accomplished fact, acquiesced in by the people as a whole, was to break the power of the monastic orders. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries It is more than possible, Mr. Gatewood, more than probable; it is almost an accomplished fact. The Tracer of Lost Persons Three hundred and sixty-five large rapids, and nearly twice as many small rapids, were behind us and the dream of ten years was an accomplished fact. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico The annexation of Texas, which Jackson strongly favored, became an accomplished fact with the approval of a majority of the people. The Reign of Andrew Jackson As soon as the surrender was an accomplished fact, the taking away of the army to the north should have begun. The Rough Riders Si should be defeated without the legacy, or he should be made to suffer the humiliation of yielding after being confronted with the accomplished fact of a secret marriage. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories I do not wonder that few Irish lawyers, in presence of the mighty power of England, dare to sacrifice personal ambition and interest to what may seem a vain protest against accomplished facts. The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession The law referred to expressed an already accomplished fact. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History On the morning of December 2nd the great stroke against the Republic was delivered; the coup d'état was an accomplished fact. Robert Browning The military conquest of California was now an accomplished fact. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado Colonial delegates on several occasions interviewed the imperial authorities on the subject, but no practical results were obtained until federation became an accomplished fact. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The marriage with Robert Turold was an accomplished fact, and my belated reappearance upon the scene would have plunged her in unhappiness. The Moon Rock Of course the telegraph was still far from an accomplished fact. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty The woman's intentions had barely begun to dawn upon her before they had become accomplished fact. The Top of the World It seemed absurd that there should be a battle of words when all the realities of the affair were accomplished facts; but for his life he could not help speaking. A Roman Singer Leo X. made up his mind without much trouble to accept accomplished facts. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 In 814, Charlemagne had made territorial security an accomplished fact; but the personal power he had exercised disappeared with him. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 Other messages were received from France, and wireless communication between the nations was an accomplished fact. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty A man with an idea can readily carry out his idea without skilled assistance, and without it ever making its appearance in the works until it is an accomplished fact. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 By the day of the inaugural, the secession of seven States was an accomplished fact and the government of the Confederacy had already been organised in Montgomery. Abraham Lincoln Italy's military preparation prevented Austria from intervening, and, as usual when confronted with an accomplished fact, the great powers and Turkey finished by officially recognizing the action of the principalities in December 1861. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey It is our supper hour, and I'm not the man to fight against accomplished facts. Love and Mr. Lewisham It was on the 29th of September, 1915, that Carty conducted the demonstrations which thrilled the world and showed that wireless telephony was an accomplished fact. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty The necessary funds were collected mainly by the exertions of Miss J. Chandler and the ladies who had associated themselves with her, and the hospital became an accomplished fact. Woman: Man's Equal Server Effendi was an intelligent and liberal man, and we became very good friends, and if he had been permitted to treat on the basis of accomplished facts he might have attained something. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II Meanwhile, the Suffragists have triumphantly surmounted their last obstacle in the House of Lords, and Votes for Women is now an accomplished fact. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War Premonitions of some such breach are apparent in modern Muhammedanism: for ourselves, they are accomplished facts. Christianity and Islam She greeted him with it as an accomplished fact upon his return to Chicago with Mary. Mary Wollaston The volunteers, like everybody else in Charleston, discussed Secession and Fort Sumter, considering the former as an accomplished fact, and the latter as a fact of the kind called stubborn. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 The baffling problem is solved; the dream of years is realized; expeditious mail service with the East is an accomplished fact. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate Enough, however, has already been said to show that in the early years we are now traversing in this history a perfectly practicable parachute had become an accomplished fact. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation Between the physical and the moral sciences, lie intermediate sciences of life, where the territory is only grudgingly yielded to freedom of inquiry under the pressure of accomplished fact. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education The engagement to March was an accomplished fact, and the sooner we took it for granted the better. Mary Wollaston The idea of a complete system had been in his mind in broad outline for a long time, but did not crystallize into commercial form until the incandescent lamp was an accomplished fact. Edison, His Life and Inventions A conclusion is an accomplished fact, something finally ended, something dead; and the extraordinary vitality of Zola, when he was doing the things most characteristic of him, forbids the notion of this in his case. Emile Zola "It seems to be almost an accomplished fact." The Cruise of the Jasper B. It is an idea of what is possible, not a record of accomplished fact. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education He had consented to regard the arrangement as an accomplished fact and would, March hoped, in time be fully reconciled to it. Mary Wollaston So we shall not try to convince those who can be convinced only by accomplished facts. Proposed Roads to Freedom Yet that picturesque lie of yesterday is amongst the accomplished facts of today! Gulliver of Mars Anne's imagination pictured forth so vividly the coming degeneration of her dear little house that it hurt her as severely as if it had already been an accomplished fact. Anne's House of Dreams The Americans were certain of it, in fact this was already an accomplished fact. Tracks of a Rolling Stone But what has been the answer of accomplished facts to these predictions of theorists? In Darkest England and the Way Out Lawyers go by the laws—they abide by the accomplished fact; to them, whatever is, is right. The House Behind the Cedars The first suggestion formulated which arises implants itself immediately by a process of contagion in the brains of all assembled, and the identical bent of the sentiments of the crowd is immediately an accomplished fact. The Crowd; study of the popular mind The economists, saving a few violations of their principles, for which they deem it their duty to blame governments, are optimists with regard to accomplished facts; the socialists, with regard to facts to be accomplished. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery This was the simple, the beautiful programme; once carried out, peace, fraternal and eternal peace, would reign - till it ended, and the earthly Paradise would be an accomplished fact. Tracks of a Rolling Stone Great Britain found herself compelled to acknowledge accomplished facts and to conclude agreements with France, which left her colonies mere coast patches, with a very limited extension towards the interior. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The halt is the restoration of forces; it is repose armed and on the alert; it is the accomplished fact which posts sentinels and holds itself on its guard. Les Misérables The Czar's collaborators gathered round him, in cottages much like his own, and the existence of St. Petersburg became an accomplished fact. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 Responsible government, it is said, would have become an accomplished fact, even if Robert Baldwin had never lived. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 Why doesn't conscience ply its blessed trade before the act, Before one's cussedness becomes a bald, accomplished fact— Before one's fallen victim to the Tempter's stratagem And blown in twenty dollars by nine o'clock a.m.? Songs and Other Verse Economic justice must and will become an accomplished fact: that we know. Freeland A Social Anticipation This, then, is what appears to philosophical politicians:— At the same time that weary men demand repose, accomplished facts demand guarantees. Les Misérables She looked upon Denzil's conquest now as almost an accomplished fact, and so felt that she might let him talk to Amaryllis, since the Russian was her real object. The Price of Things Nothing further was necessary to render the Union an accomplished fact; except the sanction of the Imperial Parliament. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 But even this objectionable settlement in Africa gave proof of the scruples of the senate in dealing with an accomplished fact. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate When once this becomes an accomplished fact the perfect equilibrium will not be long in establishing itself. Freeland A Social Anticipation Our aim of national independence, only quite recently declared by our adversaries to be "an empty dream of moonstruck idealists," has become to-day not only a practical proposition, but an accomplished fact. Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty "Though not quite granted," Chia Lien replied joyously, "it's nevertheless more or less an accomplished fact." Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books There was some alarm in this thought, but not too much of it, for the simple reason that it was an accomplished fact. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy The negotiations were tedious, but at length, on the evening of 23rd November 1870 the Convention with Bavaria was signed, and the unity of Germany was an accomplished fact. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places And that had taken time—was not even yet an accomplished fact. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale Moreover, as we have already pointed out, her dissolution is a political necessity for Europe, and is to-day already an accomplished fact. Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty It is already almost an accomplished fact, and the only thing required is to render it explicit, decisive, and coherent. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Mrs. Austin, going backwards and forwards amongst her guests to ascertain the current of opinions, found that her prot�g�e's success was an accomplished fact before the evening was over. Henry Dunbar A Novel The rout of Catholicism appeared to be an accomplished fact from one end to the other of Africa. Saint Augustin He negotiated with the Protestants, the Swedes, and the French, possibly to confront the emperor with the accomplished fact of peace and to claim as a reward the Palatinate or the Kingdom of Bohemia. Outline of Universal History And again, many things which we anticipated and hoped for in the future have already become accomplished facts. Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty I will not write Woman Suffrage, for that is an accomplished fact--for good or evil we shall presently be better able to determine. Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography I will not write Woman Suffrage, for that is an accomplished fact—for good or evil we shall presently be better able to determine. Marse Henry (Volume 1) An Autobiography I should say it was impossible, if it were not an accomplished fact; but I always feel bound to recognize the thing done. A Traveler from Altruria: Romance The making of casks by machinery, cheaper and better than those made by hand, is now an accomplished fact by Mr. Ransome's machines. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 But their doing and enduring are presupposed as accomplished facts, and employed merely as a foil to the dialogues, which alone are the work of the author. The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur She seemed to be at the very pinnacle of her heart's desires, the f�te—the goal and crown of her diplomacy—was an accomplished fact. The Possessed (The Devils) You cannot argue from the accomplished fact the lawfulness of the means whereby it was accomplished. Moral Philosophy We must never forget that we are still a very novel experiment, though we have matured so rapidly in some respects that we have come to regard ourselves as an accomplished fact. A Traveler from Altruria: Romance His health had improved, and the sustained splendor of the spring weather flattered hopes that, his model once won, the work he proposed would grow into an accomplished fact. Lying Prophets She told herself that suspicion was on her track: the veriest trifle was enough to ruin her: and there was nothing to assure her that it was not already an accomplished fact. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Then it is an accomplished fact, I suppose? Three Dramas Being primarily iconoclasts and reformers, they disappeared, with but few exceptions, as soon as their task was completed and the emancipation of the Jews was an accomplished fact in Western Europe. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) Toby walked briskly along, in the best possible spirits, for his running away was now an accomplished fact, and he was going toward Uncle Daniel and home just as fast as possible. Toby Tyler Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus "Is this truly Spain, and am I actually there?" the thing kept asking itself; and it asks itself still, in terms that fit the accomplished fact. Familiar Spanish Travels The kingdom is concentrated in Him, and the 'likening' is not effected by the parable, but, as the tenses of both verbs show, by the already accomplished fact of His sowing. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII I see that spread of scientific education, about which I have so often permitted myself to worry the public, become, for all practical purposes, an accomplished fact. Science & Education In the large centres, especially in the more recently established communities in the south of Russia, the intellectual emancipation of the Jews was an accomplished fact at an early day. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) One hears and reads as little of socialism now in London as in New York, but that is because it has so effectually passed from the debated principle to the accomplished fact. London Films The Canada Pacific Railway, so frequently referred to in the following pages, is now almost an accomplished fact. A Trip to Manitoba The mythical Horse-Marines are thus at last recognized as an accomplished fact. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. The thing was accomplished; and against accomplished facts Maulevrier was the last to protest. Phantom Fortune, a Novel In officially announcing that the Assembly had acceded to the just demands of the mayors and deputies, did he take upon himself to pass delusive hopes as accomplished facts? Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) The theory in accomplished facts must be accepted.” The Reign of Greed For some months the two little States challenged the accomplished fact, and seemed bent on staking their very existence upon war with the great neighbouring Monarchy. The War and Democracy The ill results of the accomplished fact was largely due to the condition of religion which existed during the period of emancipation. Towards the Great Peace In fact, the classic criminologists accept the phenomenon of criminality as an accomplished fact. The Positive School of Criminology Three Lectures Given at the University of Naples, Italy on April 22, 23 and 24, 1901 "No questions," said Goodlaw, shortly, gathering up his papers as if his defeat was already an accomplished fact. Burnham Breaker If they had accepted Mr. Asquith's pledge of two years ago and thanked him for it and helped him redeem it, woman suffrage by now would be an accomplished fact. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) Downing Street has seldom helped, often hindered, and generally only ratified the accomplished facts of British settlement and influence. The War and Democracy Also, these achievements are a perfect example of the accomplished fact contradicting a priori prediction and criticism. The Glands Regulating Personality Perhaps he was but strengthening his heart, digesting the evidence of the case, assuring himself again after the accomplished fact that the deed was just. The Everlasting Whisper In 814 Charlemagne had made territorial security an accomplished fact; but the personal power he had exercised disappeared with him. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) On May 31, 1910, the Union of South Africa became an accomplished fact. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) "Then it is an accomplished fact?" said the countess sharply. The Sowers True also that the Independence declared in 1776 had no apparent chance of becoming an accomplished fact. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton If only Gordello were an accomplished fact, she thought, it would be very delightful. The Happy Adventurers Growth is so exquisitely minute, it bursts upon us an accomplished fact. Ideala It was a fact—that marriage was an accomplished fact, although it might be null and void, and the female mind has a great respect for accomplished facts. The People of the Mist But when it became obvious that the Restoration would soon be an accomplished fact the meetings at Miles's came to a sudden end. Inns and Taverns of Old London The second announcement referred to an accomplished fact. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan It was an accomplished fact, and he was as disconsolate as though he had lost his best friend. Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People The course of events must assume a certain definable shape, and until it is in a phase where some aspect is an accomplished fact, news does not separate itself from the ocean of possible truth. Public Opinion The summer of 1789 really ended French absolutism, and the transfer of the central government from Versailles to Paris in October merely confirmed an accomplished fact. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Even if the King possessed information which might point to the probability of his arrest, Ellerey's courage and resourcefulness were factors to be reckoned with before his arrest could become an accomplished fact. Princess Maritza To precisely this use Haldane put his temporary refuge before leaving it; for excesses and evil deeds that the mind has deliberately resolved upon are virtually accomplished facts as far as the wrong-doer is concerned. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century Well, he likes you already, and in time a man of the world accepts accomplished facts, especially if things go well, as they will do, for that invention must succeed. Stella Fregelius At that moment, to the superficial observer, and in the capital, the empire seemed an accomplished fact. Maximilian in Mexico A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867 In fact the decree of the Assembly constituted merely a legal and uniform recognition of accomplished facts. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. The motion was lost, of course, and the great Industrial University act was an accomplished fact as far as it was in the power of the House of Representatives to make it so. The Gilded Age, Part 5. In a few moments the confusion became general, and the revolution was an accomplished fact. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Each night, from thousands of spots all over the surface of the globe, it received thousands of facts, of cold, accomplished facts. Ranson's Folly The rebel advance had occupied Chambersburg, Pa. The invasion was an accomplished fact. An Original Belle There are two kinds of lies; one concerns an accomplished fact, the other concerns a future duty. Emile It was decided on this memorable evening that the yellow drawing-room party should accept the Coup d'Etat and openly declare that it was in favour of accomplished facts. The Fortune of the Rougons As befalls often enough, the betrothal became an accomplished fact whilst he was still doubting whether he desired it or not. Born in Exile And only then, when the irrevocableness of the step was all but an accomplished fact, came the reaction. The Pit My father is a man who very sensibly accepts the accomplished fact. A Life's Morning It was detestable, but a fact; as good already as an accomplished fact. The Unclassed Nothing is to be known beforehand, and my presence is to be simply an accomplished fact, for which the Grand Duke takes the personal responsibility. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 But for this there is every reason to believe that annexation would have been an accomplished fact at that time, as the administration of President Pierce was thoroughly committed to it. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom People always accepted an accomplished fact, in time! To Let Not only the letters read to old Tabaret, and shown to Albert, but also those, which, written by the count when he believed the substitution an accomplished fact, plainly established it. The Widow Lerouge The Stuarts had, no doubt, already accepted accomplished facts. In the Days of the Comet In this event the signals must necessarily grow weaker and more infrequent until they finally cease altogether—the crime is now an accomplished fact, the chapter is finally closed. The Gates of Chance It was deemed most prudent to pass over the matter, and to accept what could not be helped as an accomplished fact. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times To him, the union of souls came before all else; and if that had taken place, all that might follow was but the outward indorsement of an accomplished fact. The Rosary |
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