Which preposition to use with cities

of Occurrences 5636%

If each heart and soul responded to the call of Jesus, there would be a new heaven and a new eartha Utopia such as More never dreamed of, nor Plato, nor Bellamy, nor Campanella in his City of the Sun.

in Occurrences 1065%

Now he that is judge of the shades underground Once ruler of fivescore cities in Crete, Must yield to his better and take a back seat.

on Occurrences 383%

"I have already informed you that I was born at Benares, which, as you know, is a populous city on the banks of the Ganges, and the most celebrated seat of Hindoo science and literature.

with Occurrences 330%

"Why, Mrs. Kaufman, don't you and Ruby come down by Atlantic City with me to-morrow over Easter?

to Occurrences 314%

It is the winged lightning; and as it flashes along the wires stretched from city to city, and across continents, carries with unerring certainty every word committed to its charge.

for Occurrences 229%

Though aware that you "belong to Company G," and must not be bothered, I wish to ask whether you are descended from the famous chicken-dealer of Sorrento, who sold fowls in Naples, and was well-known in that fun-loving city for the humor of his speech and the oddity of his form.

from Occurrences 196%

He tramped the streets of the city from morn till eve, calling here, there and everywhere, seeking for employment, and finding no one to give him a trial.

by Occurrences 170%

We spent one day in viewing the wonders of Niagara, and I stopped one day at Rochester and was shown the beauties of that handsome city by Professor Ward, and I had the honor of receiving an invitation to dine with the Mayor.

at Occurrences 158%

They demurred at the fact that they were asked to perform equally as well as the players of the clubs in the larger cities at smaller salaries.

as Occurrences 111%

I declare Richmond is as Southern a city as Charleston.

without Occurrences 69%

One of the most interesting things I saw in 1873, just before my marriage, was the court-martial of Marshal Bazaine for treachery at Metzgiving up his army and the city without any attempt to break through the enemy's lines, or in fact any resistance of any kind.

like Occurrences 66%

In the tallest part of St. Louis, its busiest thoroughfares inclosing it in a rectangle, the Hotel Sherman, where traveling salesmen with real alligator bags and third-finger diamonds habitually shake their first Pullman dust, rears eighteen stories up through and above an aeriality of soft-coal smoke, which fits over the rim of the city like a skull-cap.

into Occurrences 50%

This greatly augmented my credit with the Emperor, which was even increased when shortly afterwards I played with the Saracen admiral blockading the Hellespont, and won of him forty corn-ships, which turned the dearth of the city into plenty.

under Occurrences 49%

5. ROUTE.The procession will proceed via Sueikat Allah and El Maukaf Streets to the steps of El Kala (Citadel), where the notables of the City under the guidance of a Staff Officer of the Governor will meet the Commander-in-Chief and the Proclamation will be read to the citizens.

of Occurrences 48%

The political blows that fall upon Islâm make less impression upon their simple minds than the senseless stories about the power of the Sultan of Stambul, that would instantly be revealed if he were not surrounded by treacherous servants, and the fantastic tidings of the miracles that Allah works in the Holy Cities of Arabia which are inaccessible to the unfaithful.

of Occurrences 47%

[Sidenote: The citie of Azaron in Armenia maior.]

after Occurrences 34%

As time went on, the processional of traders became a processional led out, in turn, by the merchants of one city after another.

than Occurrences 34%

We shall have a nobler capital city than Washington, with its horrid red streets, its wilderness of bare squares, its interminable distances" "Carcassonne," Jack murmured.

during Occurrences 34%

An officer of one of the regiments quartered on the City during the trial in the High Court gave expression to this fact in the following words:"Warfare

within Occurrences 30%

But Jack's letter was never sent, for when the post came from Richmond the next day, Vincent read in the morning paper a surprising personal item: "'Among the distinguished arrivals in the city within the week, we have just learned of the presence of Mrs. Sprague, wife of the famous Senator, a contemporary with Clay and Webster.

through Occurrences 27%

Florence was a city through which the pilgrims used to pass on their way to St. Jaques le Grand; and when Helena arrived at this city, she heard that a hospitable widow dwelt there, who used to receive into her house the female pilgrims that were going to visit the shrine of that saint, giving them lodging and kind entertainment.

against Occurrences 26%

For nearly a year he held the city against all the forces of the enemy; and meantime Great Britain was stirred with a vehement desire to save the life of this devoted man.

along Occurrences 17%

Here, too, they encountered a guard, but overpowered it, got inside the mountains, approached the city along the high ground, and there encamped each one apart,if we are to follow the story.

before Occurrences 17%

On February 27-28 the Turks hastily evacuated the important Black Sea port of Trebizond and neighboring cities before the victorious Russian advance.

near Occurrences 15%

{175b} Sicyon was a city near Corinth, famous for the richness and felicity of its soil. {176a} The famous Ager Cynurius, a little district of Laconia, on the confines of Argolis; the Argives and Spartans, whom it laid between, agreed to decide the property of it by three hundred men of a side in the field: the battle was bloody and desperate,

Which preposition to use with  cities