harp upon
Example Sentences
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Some sense of the grimly-ludicrous moved me to a fretful laugh, as I replied, “I have looked over it. In Heaven’s name, don’t harp upon it!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
At this meeting every speaker for a while seemed as if he had hung his harp upon the willow; it was one of the gloomiest meetings I ever attended.
From Moody's Stories Incidents and Illustrations by Moody, Dwight Lyman
At this meeting every speaker for awhile seemed as if he had hung his harp upon the willow; and it was one of the gloomiest meetings I ever attended.
From The Way to God and How to Find It by Moody, Dwight Lyman
Why will you always harp upon that string, Lilian?
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
John wished that James would not always harp upon their respective fortunes: it made him feel uncomfortable, especially when he was sitting down to cold mutton.
From Poor Relations by MacKenzie, Compton
