give upon

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To give, upon whatever occasion it may be, is always the sign of a generous heart.

From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

I feel this morning as if two enormous gates had opened in our lives, like the gates that give upon an arena, gates giving on a darkness—through which anything might come.

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

It was the last whistle that he was to give upon this earth.

From Otto of the Silver Hand by Pyle, Howard

Portuguese Tracts; from the 'American Tract Society,' for distribution among Portuguese passengers, and to give upon the coast to visitors from the shore, &c.

From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael

Particularly is this true if we attempt to give upon a page the account of a long life of active and useful service.

From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace