play upon

The word "subjectivism" is to be understood in two senses, and our adversaries play upon only one of them.

The mist , like love , play upon the heart of the hill, and brings out the surprises of beauty .

Some unseen fingers, like an idle breeze, are play upon my heart the music of the ripples.

" That was a sweet little play upon words, " Warrington remarked, with a puff. " Amory-Amori. It showed profound scholarship. "

Did he not poison all thy veins once, and wilt thou play upon the hole of the asp, and put thy hand upon the cockatrice's den a second time?

and play upon their stringed instruments, and my love will dance to the sound of the harp and the violin.

It was my part at this feast to play upon my instrument, and I have done all I could.

It may seem a simple affair to play upon a violin; yet what a long and laborious practice it requires!

Disregarding the Rat, he proceeded to play upon the inexperienced Mole as on a harp.

Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.

Let him who knows the instrument play upon it.

Instead of helping them to face up to today's challenges, the government has chosen to play upon their fears.

That is what we wish to avoid if possible, as that energy feeds the dark Ones and they will play upon it.

play upon To take advantage of (another's attitudes or feelings) for one's own interests:

to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage;