Sentence examples for lying upon from inspiring English sources

She conceives of color as "the light of a butterfly's wing lying upon the arches of a cathedral".

In 1785 Joseph P. Cook, a congressman, wrote of the horror of "beholding a large number of human bones, some fragments of flesh not quite consumed, with many pieces of old blankets, lying upon the shore".

More precisely, according to The New-York Daily Times, "the body was lying upon the floor, shockingly mutilated, and surrounded with clots of blood, and the door and walls of the room besmeared with blood".

And the hero of "The Apparition" rejoices "to be tasting lust's folly once more" when he flirts with a pretty member of a tour group he and his wife have joined in India, but suddenly realizes that at his age "the dark shape he was lying upon" fitted him exactly, and that was the shape of his own "body in its grave".

He is writing to his favorite, Alec, who has been having a spot of sexual trouble at school: "The nails that pierce the Son's hands pierce the Father's also: the thorn-crowned head of the Dying Savior is seen to be lying upon the Father's bosom.

He wrote to Alec of a crucifix he once saw, with the figure of God hovering behind the dying Christ: "The nails that pierce the Son's hands pierce the Father's also: the thorn-crowned head of the Dying Saviour is seen to be lying upon the Father's bosom.

Immense responsibility lies upon their shoulders.

"These were lies upon lies, and like a house of cards they eventually came tumbling down".

"In Sweden, like in other countries, the burden of proof lies upon the prosecutor.

He says "And custom lie upon thee with a weight as heavy as...".

Spoon out the crisps and lay upon some paper to drain.