Upon the whole

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considering all things; taking everything into account; in view of all the circumstances or conditions.

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Hope serum unleash			I freely assert, that the cosmopolite philosopher cannot, for his life, point out one single peaceful influence, which within the last sixty years has operated more potentially upon the whole broad world, taken in one aggregate, than the high and mighty business of whaling. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context I saw them at home, not many months ago, in my father's library (it has long outgrown the old bookcase, which has gone I know not where), and upon the whole I rather shrank from taking them down, much more from opening them, though I could not say why, unless it was from the fear of perhaps finding the ghost of my boyish self within, pressed flat like a withered leaf, somewhere between the familiar pages. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context Upon the whole, I think he was one of the most uncomfortable shipmates possible for a young commander. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context			upland white aster Uplander Uplandish uplands Uplay Uplead Uplean uplift uplift bra uplifted uplifting uplighter uplink upload Uplock Uplook upmanship upmarket upmost Upokororo Upolu upon upon one's guard Upon the gad Upon the matter Upon the whole Uppent upper upper atmosphere Upper Austria Upper Avon Upper Avon River upper balcony Upper Bench upper berth upper bound Upper California Upper Canada upper cannon Upper Carboniferous Upper Carboniferous period upper case Upper Chamber upper class upper classes Upper covert upper crust Upper Darby upper deck Upper East Side Upper Egypt			upon Upon Arrival Proceed & Report Upon Arrival Proceed Immediately & Report Upon Arrival Report Upon Arrival Report to Superior In Command Upon Close Scrutiny Upon Completion, Return To Upon Further Review upon impact upon my honor upon my honor upon my honour upon my honour upon my soul upon my soul upon my soul upon my word upon my word upon my word upon my word upon one's guard Upon Our Arrival Upon Receipt Upon the Burning Sands upon the gad upon the gad upon the gad upon the gad Upon the matter Upon the Midnight Clear Upon the whole Upon this Rock Baptist Church Upon, Above UPOP UPOR UPORTU UPOS UPOT UPOU UPOV UPOW Upp Upp Upp Upp Upp UPPA UPPAA UPPAC UPPAP UPPBRA UPPC UPPCB UPPCC UPPCL UPPCO UppCon

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