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Meanings of lays upon in English

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Usage of lays upon in English
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Now the duties He lays upon us are of three classes.
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When he lays upon them his cursed hand, they reel to the ground.
Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation
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We cannot escape, we must bear what God lays upon us.
The Altar Fire
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He lays upon the bottom of a stream or pond in the mud, thinking.
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God lays upon you no engagement that is designed to supersede the necessity of prayer.
The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Ch...
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Strange is the hold that Oxford lays upon men, and not less strong than strange.
The Life of Froude
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Jesus bears the burden of that solemn solitude which our personal being lays upon us all.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Corinthians, Galatians, a...
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How can I return the obligations which the love of all my friends lays upon me?
The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)
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Very few realize the magnitude of my work, and the necessity it lays upon me for isolating myself.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
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She patiently places her shoulders under the burden which the aboriginal lord of the American forest lays upon them.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
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One hand he lays upon the tender arm of the forest-flower, the other is in the hair of the lover.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3
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In every burden that God lays upon us, there is a blessing for us, if only we will take it.
Making the Most of Life
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But then, who else would possibly dare to carry such a burden as the one Traveller lays upon these converts?
Return of the Crimson Guard
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And the same may be said of the curse which this poisonous substance lays upon the souls and bodies of men.
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They find their highest field in fitting us for the grinding tasks and the heavy burdens that the moment lays upon us.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms
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So, I had arrived in Venice, and I had felt the influence of that complex spell which she lays upon the stranger.
Venetian Life
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