Which preposition to use with amiable

in Occurrences 38%

Never had Shah Abbas appeared wore amiable in his father's eyes, never had Ibrahim appeared more affectionate to his son!

to Occurrences 27%

If others stood in her way she might not consider them at all; if she pledged her word, it might not always be profitable to keep it; but she liked to be on pleasant terms with everyone, and would be amiable to the last, no matter what happened.

of Occurrences 26%

He perceived, that in two successive instances, however unintentionally, his conduct had been the source of unhappiness to the most amiable of her sex.

than Occurrences 11%

During the time he was under the care of Dr Glennie, he was more amiable than at any other period of his life, a circumstance which justifies the supposition, that, had he been left more to the discipline of that respectable person, he would have proved a better man; for, however much his heart afterwards became incrusted with the leprosy of selfishness, at this period his feelings were warm and kind.

as Occurrences 9%

He had had another daughter, fair and amiable as Sophia; but the sad school of the world, and the all-powerful empire of love, had untimely laid her low.

at Occurrences 4%

He looked extremely amiable at this moment; I knew that I should love him.

by Occurrences 4%

Marriage in general would by this Means be a more easy and comfortable Condition; the Husband would be no where so well satisfied as in his own Parlour, nor the Wife so pleasant as in the Company of her Husband: A Desire of being agreeable in the Lover would be increased in the Husband, and the Mistress be more amiable by becoming the Wife.

on Occurrences 3%

The people seem the most amiable on earth.

under Occurrences 3%

Even the fortifications looked quite amiable under such a sky.

toward Occurrences 3%

Why, indeed, try to be amiable toward a man who is a source of anxiety to you by his nonchalance, who does not unbosom himself?

about Occurrences 3%

At that she's extremely amiable about it; never refuses unless she has some real reason.

without Occurrences 1%

Unhappily the habit of being offensive "without meaning it" leads usually to a way of making amends which the injured person cannot but regard as a being amiable without meaning it.

among Occurrences 1%

Hither Swift came, as amanuensis, in 1689, and he was there, with intervals of absence, in 1699, when Temple died, "and with him," Swift wrote in his Diary, "all that was good and amiable among men.

beside Occurrences 1%

Cacus in love was not more grand, or the gigantic Polyphemus, sighing at the feet of Galatea, or infernal Pluto looking amiable beside his ravished queen.

for Occurrences 1%

What is very strange, Virtue herself, when you have the dressing of her, is too amiable for one's repose.

from Occurrences 1%

To make her irresistible, a pure ray of celestial light embellishes her spirit and makes her amiable from every point of view.

like Occurrences 1%

But more; they used to talk of three Graces: they fancied that they were goddessesspirits of some kind in the shape of beautiful, and amiable, and innocent maidens, who took delight in going about the world and making people happy and amiable like themselves; and they used to make images of these graces, and pray to them to make them lovely, and happy, and agreeable.

with Occurrences 1%

Conceive the Man-Mountain playing the amiable with such a delicate young creature like Julia.

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