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
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
Ben, you harp upon this money of Marmaduke's; but let me tell you that I don't know what I should have done without it.
From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
Smerdis Ahafid seems to harp upon his strings.
From The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems by Noe, Cotton
Madam seem'd to harp upon the same string.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I by Lodge, Henry Cabot
