The meaning of "upon one"

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What is the meaning of "upon me" in the following excerpt of one of Whitman's poems? Dictionaries don't help in this case.

Strong upon me the life that does not exhibit itself, yet contains all
  the rest,

What I guess is he means "the life that doesn't exhibit itself is strong and sits by me".

Greybeard · Answer

Strong upon me... = a strongly guiding principle for me is ...;

Katherine · Answer

Strong upon me the life that does not exhibit itself, yet contains all the rest,

"Strong upon me" is a poetic way of saying that the following condition is deeply concerning.  So Whitman is bemoaning that which has not happened in a life lived.

The meaning of "upon one"

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