Which preposition to use with joys

of Occurrences 1810%

Opposition leader, joys of position of.

in Occurrences 646%

It is the great mystery of joy in which the race partakes; the spiritual culmination of all things earthly; the forecast of eternal things yet to be.

at Occurrences 288%

There was joy at the thought of seeing again the brave young husband whom she had wedded in the little village church two years before, and from whom the parting had been so bitter, when he left her, just before the birth of their baby boy, to seek work in the Belgian capital.

to Occurrences 277%

It was a joy to the French people to see him at some of the small theatres, amusing himself and understanding all the sous-entendus and argot quite as well as they did.

for Occurrences 116%

While I am now looking to the grave as my home, my joy for this world would be fullIF my children, Cuff for whom I paid two hundred dollars when a boy, and Solomon who was born soon after I purchased his motherIf Cuff and SolomonO!

on Occurrences 78%

The father would bring him sweet-meats from the dessert, and hide them in a certain old epaulet box where the child went to seek them, and laughed with joy on discovering the treasure; laughed, but not too loud; for mamma was asleep and must not be disturbed.

with Occurrences 77%

There twines a joy with every care That springs within this sacred ground; But, oh! to give what I have found Doth thrill me with divine despair.

from Occurrences 48%

The ball had passed like lightning between the wickets, and the spectators looked for a moment to see where it had gone; then a wild shriek of joy from "The Happy Family" rent the air, "Caught!"

over Occurrences 43%

That evening Antar departed with his father Shedad, his heart full of joy over the honors which had been lavished on him, and his love for Ibla still more heightened.

by Occurrences 31%

555 Or gazing from the mountain's silent brow, Bright stars of ice and azure worlds of snow, Where needle peaks of granite shooting bare Tremble in ever-varying tints of air, Great joy by horror tam'd dilates his heart, 560 And the near heav'ns their own delights impart.

as Occurrences 30%

No wonder that he immediately imagines the world to be as full of joy as he himself, and that he thinks "The cow jumped over the moon.

than Occurrences 29%

But a message of more joy than fear.

into Occurrences 25%

After that there came a great joy into her heart.

of Occurrences 22%

Thou art that Winter-storm that nips my Bud; All my young springing Hopes, my gay Desires, The prospect of approaching Joys of Love, Thou in a hapless Minute hast took from me, And in its room, Hast given me an eternal Desperation.

through Occurrences 19%

And then that sense of Smell, which got so little exercise and attention that it went to sleep altogether, so that millions get no warning and no joy through it.

within Occurrences 14%

He rode a fiery dappled gray, like wind he scoured the plain; Yet all her power and mettle could a slender bit restrain; The livery of his pages was purple, green, and red Tints gay as was the vernal joy within his bosom shed.

without Occurrences 13%

I long for a wedded life of pure blessedness and love and joy without even a pinhead of bitterness ever finding lodgment in our household.

like Occurrences 12%

'Rapture sharper than a sword, Joy like o sudden spear.

out Occurrences 12%

In short he took all the joy out of my life, for I had come from mere dislike simply to loathe the man who could show himself such a dastardly cad.

between Occurrences 9%

His Own Country.~ I made myself a poet in the place, And blithely sang of college life and ways, The pleasure of the undergraduate pace, And all the joy between the holidays; No care spoke ever in my careless song, From graver strains I kept my pipe apart, And played the upper notes; ah, was it wrong To dream my music reached the student heart?

among Occurrences 9%

What excitement, what whooping, what bragging and joy among the boys, what hurry and bustle and remarkable efficiency!

after Occurrences 8%

You hail it with joy after the Cimmerian gloom of the lower floors; and, pushing the door further ajar, you find yourself in a square low room lit by two windows which command a view of the street below.

before Occurrences 7%

The world stretched out before her a blooming, sunny meadow, instead of a stagnant fen, and exultantly she sang to herself one of the pageant songs of the Camp Fire Girls: "Darkness behind us, Peace around us, Joy before us, White Flame forever!"

about Occurrences 6%

The girl's face bore the marks of having gone through something; there was a flutter about her lips, and her soft laugh and the joy about the lips was almost contradicted by the mistiness that now and then veiled the eyes.

around Occurrences 6%

" It made me feel very welcome to have them both notice me, and I was so glad to be out of the train that I frisked for joy around their feet as we went to the wagon.

Which preposition to use with  joys