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On, Upon


324. The general meaning of on is position or direction. _On_ and
_upon_ are interchangeable in almost all of their applications, as
shown by the sentences below:--

(1) _Place_: (_a_) Where.

Cannon were heard close _on_ the left.--PARKMAN.

The Earl of Huntley ranged his host
_Upon_ their native strand.--MRS. SIGOURNEY.

(_b_) With motion.

It was the battery at Samos firing _on_ the boats.--PARKMAN.

Thou didst look down _upon_ the naked earth.--BRYANT.

(2) _Time._

The demonstration of joy or sorrow _on_ reading their letters.
--BANCROFT.

_On_ Monday evening he sent forward the Indians.--PARKMAN.

Upon is seldom used to express time.

(3) _Reference_, equal to _about_, _concerning_, etc.

I think that one abstains from writing _on_ the immortality of
the soul.--EMERSON.

He pronounced a very flattering opinion _upon_ my brother's
promise of excellence.--DE QUINCEY.

(4) _In adjurations._

_On_ my life, you are eighteen, and not a day more.--ALDRICH.

_Upon_ my reputation and credit.--SHAKESPEARE

(5) _Idiomatic phrases_: _on fire_, _on board_, _on high_, _on the
wing_, _on the alert_, _on a sudden_, _on view_, _on trial_, etc.

Exercise.--

Find sentences with three uses of _on_ or _upon_.



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