Which preposition to use with closeness

of Occurrences 61%

The other alpine conifersthe Needle Pine, Mountain Pine, Two-leaved Pine, and Hemlock Spruceare never thinned out by this agent to any destructive extent, on account of their admirable toughness and the closeness of their growth.

to Occurrences 10%

Closeness to life and simplicity of narration characterize these authors.

with Occurrences 8%

By this subtle vent half of the hatefulness of the characterthe self-closeness with which in real life it coils itself up from the sympathies of menevaporates.

into Occurrences 2%

she cried, falling down on her knees beside him, holding his face in the tight vise of her hands and reading with such closeness into his eyes that they seemed to merge into one.

in Occurrences 1%

The daughters knew his closeness in trade, and attributed to it his failure to negotiate for the Old Charlie buildings,so to call them.

on Occurrences 1%

The most important point of connexion is the madness of Aphron, which is modelled with some closeness on that of Amyntas.

by Occurrences 1%

On the ceiling is a quaint rendering of the walking on the water, S. Peter's failure being watched from the ship with the utmost closeness by the other disciples, but attracting no notice whatever from an angler, close by, on the shore.

after Occurrences 1%

The discovery thus followed with surprising closeness after Peary's triumph in reaching the North Pole in 1909.

Which preposition to use with  closeness