Which preposition to use with ennui

of Occurrences 25%

Mr. Beaumaroy also had been invited by Mrs. Naylor; she considered him an interesting man and felt pity for the obvious ennui of his situation; but he had not felt able to leave his old friend.

in Occurrences 8%

"And die of ennui in a year?

at Occurrences 3%

"Papa won't believe that one never feels ennui at my age," said the girl gayly.

on Occurrences 3%

When he ceased to speak, holding out his hand to him, he said: 'My boy, the lesson is a rude one, but let it be profitable to you; let it teach you that ennui on board a vessel, even with a Stradling, is better than ennui in a desert.

without Occurrences 2%

And so there would be ennui without end, even in the other world.

by Occurrences 1%

But what part of this earth is there, may I ask, that is not dull to those who live there, unless we drive out dull care and ennui by that glorious antidote to gloom and despondency, a fully occupied mind?

for Occurrences 1%

This empty, restless activity is only a bad habit of the north and brings nothing but ennui for oneself and for others.

to Occurrences 1%

"The divine art of being indolent" and "the blissful bosom of half-conscious self-forgetfulness" naturally lead to the thesis that the empty, restless exertion of men in general is nothing but Gothic perversity, and "boots naught but ennui to ourselves and others.

with Occurrences 1%

They have no right to suppress Bergeret, who, according to the official document, was "himself" at Neuilly; Bergeret, who drove to battle in an open carriage; who enlivened our ennui with a little fun.

from Occurrences 1%

King Louis was not ungrateful to his royal friend, and he rewarded her in a truly royal manner for sometimes banishing ennui from his apartments.

than Occurrences 1%

This caprice, engendered rather by ennui than affection, was, however, soon terminated, as the new favourite could not, either personally or mentally, sustain a comparison with Madame de Verneuil; and great coldness still existed between the royal couple when the Court removed to Blois.

Which preposition to use with  ennui