9 Metaphors for prepositions

But, in phrases of an adverbial character, what is elsewhere a preposition often becomes an adverb.

Her prepositions are suppositions; her conjunctions copulative have no connection in them; her concords disagree; her interjections are purely English "Ah!"

"The preposition TO (in Dutch written TOE and TOT, a little nearer to the original) is the Gothic substantive

A Preposition is a word used to express some relation of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally placed before a noun or a pronoun; as, The paper lies before me on the desk.

The preposition to before a verb, is the sign of the infinitive mood."

"A preposition is a governing particle used to connect words and show their relation.

MID and MIDST, as English prepositions, are poetical forms used for Amid and Amidst. 34.

5.In one respect, the preposition is the simplest of all the parts of speech: in our common schemes of grammar, it has neither classes nor modifications.

But though PREPOSITIONS and CONJUNCTIONS, &c., are names well known in grammar, and the particles contained under them carefully ranked into their distinct subdivisions; yet he who would show the right use of particles, and what significancy and force they have, must take a little more pains, enter into his own thoughts, and observe nicely the several postures of his mind in discoursing.

9 Metaphors for  prepositions