Which preposition to use with grieve
How deep had been the influence on his mind of his mother's example may be gathered from the letter he wrote at the time of her death in 1842, when he was fifteen years old: "It is a very dreadful loss for us all, but we have been taught by that dear mother who has now been taken from us that it is not fit to grieve for those who die in the Lord, 'for they rest from their labours'....
He had indeed been shocked and grieved at her death, but only for hernot at being left alone.
I noticed that my wife felt grieved over the manner in which these people had treated me.
[Descends from his horse and seems to grieve with Chaoukeun.] Let our attendants delay awhile, till we have conferred the parting cup.
I beg your pardon, Sir, if it be so, poor Mortals can but grieve in silence.
Livingstone was deeply grieved about the capture of the children, but as to his own loss he merely says: "The Boers by taking possession of all my goods have saved me the trouble of making a will".
Now Sir Robert Lee was a gentle and noble knight, and he felt grieved to the heart to see the King so break his promise; nevertheless, he said nothing, for he saw how bitterly the King was set against Robin Hood; but he did not send the yeomen of the guard at once, but went first to the Queen, and told her all that had passed, and bade her send word to Robin of his danger.
They were no longer to be allowed the privilege of suffering and grieving by themselves.
He grieved beyond measure that he could not get him from his bed.
She'd never have grieved like that for me!"
My dearest friend,I grieve from my very soul to observe you in your plans of life veering about from this hope to the other, and settling nowhere.
"But do not grieve on my account.
v. 12; or grieving of the Spirit, Eph. iv.
Nevertheless, you are the Unattainable Princess, whose loveliness recalled me from vain grieving after Niafer, within a half-hour of Niafer's loss.
"And when I heard him speak of having recourse to that cheat and impostor my spirit was grieved within me, and I wrote the Book of Ad myself.
Behind majestic brasses and muffled drums grieving out the funeral march, they stepped with slow precision and with arms reversed.
The funeral service was read by my dear father, who was enabled to stand under all these trials of his faith, for God sustained him; and, having trained us up in the fear and admonition of the Lord, he did not grieve as one without hope, when his darlings were taken from him, for he knew they were gone to a better world, and were happy in the bosom of their heavenly Father.
And, Andrew dear, believe me, Ye'll find mankind an unco squad, And muckle they may grieve ye: