Which preposition to use with burdens

of Occurrences 1241%

If he is to lead in intellectual and spiritual matters, he must be given fewer errands to run, the financial burden of his church must be taken absolutely from his shoulders, he must have a suitable salary, and his time must be at least as carefully guarded as that of the average man.

with Occurrences 198%

We are not in the least infallible; we come face to face with fierce temptations; we have heart-breaking sorrows; we are burdened with anxiety and perplexity.

on Occurrences 185%

Was it not Christian who fell into the bog because of the burden on his back?

to Occurrences 182%

At Sixth Avenue, where the great skeleton of the Elevated stalks mid-street, like a prehistoric pithecanthropus erectus, he paused for an instant in the shadow of a gigantic black pillar, readjusting the fragile burden to his pocket.

in Occurrences 50%

"You carry him the rest of the way," he commanded, and set his burden in Nicholas's arms.

for Occurrences 44%

Nobody who thinks will carry a single burden for even a single day.

from Occurrences 23%

Even Dr. Callandar was not careful to hide his burden from those faded eyes.

at Occurrences 13%

He received, however, an additional burden at once.

than Occurrences 12%

Another consequence of the diminished gravity here is, that both men and animals carry much greater burdens than on the earth.

as Occurrences 12%

Ready hands relieved the soldiers of their burden as the line filed in sight of the Governor, who had come to speed the parting braves.

by Occurrences 11%

'The New Testament tells us, indeed, and most truly, that "sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof;" and, therefore, wisely forbids us to increase our burden by forebodings of sorrows; but I think it no where says that even our ordinary afflictions are not consistent with a very considerable degree of positive comfort and satisfaction.

into Occurrences 9%

Lucterius, during the night-time, endeavored to introduce beasts of burden into the town by a narrow and wooded path.

off Occurrences 8%

Both of them have great skill in helping men to get burdens off their shoulders.

under Occurrences 7%

If they could be made an integral part of all our teaching in families, schools, and institutions, the burdens under which society is groaning to-day would fall more and more lightly on each succeeding generation.

towards Occurrences 4%

As Christian struggled under his burden towards the wicket gate, I saw in my dream that a man came to him, whose name was Help, and drew him out, and set him upon sound ground.

beyond Occurrences 4%

O, 'twere thing impossible!" "Is this duchess so heavy, messire?" sighed the nun, "is she a burden beyond even thy strength, sir knight?

out Occurrences 4%

Then, he in front and I behind, we carried the stretcher and its burden out of the wood.

among Occurrences 3%

He could with tolerable certainty perceive, looking into the obscurity, that there were three men passing close under it, carrying some very heavy burden among them.

against Occurrences 3%

'Take up a burden against the South.

without Occurrences 3%

"They are," he said, "Bounty without extravagance; burdening without exciting discontent; desire without covetousness; dignity without haughtiness; show of majesty without fierceness.

about Occurrences 3%

She had no burden about the cap, and was quite content for God to send it or not as it pleased Him; and, in the afternoon, when a neighbor called, occupied with the Lord and his wonderful love, the thought of the cap had gone from her mind.

behind Occurrences 3%

She used to draw the largest sled-burden behind her.

through Occurrences 3%

I am relieved of a great burden through your kindness.

like Occurrences 3%

"That's about all there is to tell, except that from the day he left you to this, he has borne his burden like a man, and he has never once done anything unworthy of you.

between Occurrences 2%

An equally important and more difficult matter to adjust to the satisfaction of both Parliaments was the apportionment of the financial burdens between the two nations.

Which preposition to use with  burdens