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harp upon

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harp on
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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




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