Few persons will dissent from this criticism: but when we look at the sentence, as we ought in fairness to do, from the point of view of the dikasts, justice will compel us to admit that Sokratês deliberately brought it upon himself.
He failed utterly to understand the proposition which Tom Downey believed had been made exceedingly plain, and Sam Hardy took it upon himself to explain what they, as a crew, proposed doing.
Sam Hardy took it upon himself to make friends with the little animal, and since the keeper no longer attempted to touch the sorrowing lad, Fluff ceased his shrill yelps.
It was conceivable that she should hate Dom Erminio, who had been sent up into the bush after bringing discredit upon himself as well as certain friends of hers.
Lister, who was young, and had never imposed much restraint upon himself, profited by the opportunities they provided him.
If he really felt any remorse at all--of which I am very dubious--he brought it upon himself.
Ingigerd being helpless as a child in business matters, Frederick had taken it upon himself to represent her, and he used the pause in the impresario's speech to put in a word.
Peter took it upon himself to acquaint her husband the very same day with her condition.
I shall not have recourse to harsh treatment; and though that corporal has taken it upon himself so to advise me, I shall not prohibit the public funeral of the smith to-day.
He told me Barbara had just returned from abroad, took it upon himself to add that she also would be delighted to see me, and, as I knew he would, threw his doors open to me.
He would have taken him by force, but the Archbishop of Canterbury took it upon himself to persuade Elizabeth to give him up.
Gaveston had taken it upon himself to manage everything; and either his arrangements were badly made, or he was so unpopular, that nobody would obey him, for there was nothing but disorder and confusion from beginning to end.
At their approach the king and queen fled to Kenilworth Castle, and the archbishop took it upon himself to pardon the rebels if they would return in peace to their homes.
She was dying to see what the letter to the Governor contained, so she asked Don Quixote whether he thought it would be a breach of etiquette to read it; and Don Quixote took it upon himself, as Sancho's late master and guardian, to open it.
The barber took it upon himself to become the prophet of the occasion, and he proclaimed to the Knight of the Rueful Countenance that he ought not to consider his present imprisonment an affliction.
He had taken it upon himself to bring the señor's dinner merely for the sake of speaking.
The grandfather took it upon himself to intervene and prohibit his wife's calls in order to quiet neighborhood gossip.
No doubt the old man wished to have a serious talk with Don Jaime, and so he had sent them all away, and had taken it upon himself to bring him his dinner.
He took it upon himself to go around the island and advise the parents never to bind their children in any kind of apprenticeship to the planters.
At all events, no further objection was made, and Master Wentworth took it upon himself to direct the march of the prisoners.
Perhaps this was due in part to the fact that his father, well knowing what the visitors would have, took it upon himself to give the guide positive instructions, and at an early hour Nathan set out accompanied by Master Phelps.
Not until after the matter had been thus settled did the captain take it upon himself to warn the corporal that it was not wholly safe to thus separate from his companions.
After a loud guffaw Nick took itupon himself to explain matters; turning to Johnson he said: "Why, she's the Girl who runs The Polka!
A broad smile was creeping over The Sidney Duck's countenance as he moved towards the others; but Happy took it upon himself to limit its spread.
What's--" Rance took it upon himself to do the answering.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "upon himself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
