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PREPOSITIONS. [Par. 372-374 -

(17) " That it might be fulfilled which was spoken of
the Lord."
(18) " When he was demanded of the Pharisees."
372 The Partitive use of " of " without a preeeding
Noun, Pronoun, or Numeral Adjective, is now rare:
(19) "He gave us (some) of his best."
(20) "The dogs eat (some) of the crumbs that fall
from their master's table."
"What sort of," "A rascal of a cabman," &c.
See Par. 438.
373 6. " On," " Upon." Since one event can
happen on the top of another, or can be based upon
certain conditions, it is easy to understand the use
of the Preposition in(1) " Upon my arrival I will give you an interview."
(2) "He acted thus on your suggestion."
(3) " On hearing this, he rushed out of the house."
(4) " They surrendered the city on these conditions."
(5) "Pillage was prohibited on pain of death."
374 As we speak of being supported or sustained by
bread, which we call the "staff of life," we naturally
use " on" in the metaphorical expressions(6) "He lives on bread, feeds on success," &c.
Since an oath is taken "' over " or " on " a Bible,
sword, &c., it was natural to swear(7) "On the faith of a Christian." " On my honor."
" l)pon my word."