Which preposition to use with lions

of Occurrences 234%

I have heard the roar of the lion of the desert, the yell of the hyena, the trumpeting of the elephant, the scream of the panther, the howl of the wolf.

in Occurrences 190%

The chair is beautifully burnished, covered with ruby velvet, and edged with ruby and gold fringe; the back is surmounted by a crown containing sapphires, with lions in support; another crown and the letter W being wrought on the velvet immediately underneath.

on Occurrences 46%

Behind the vihâra he erected a stone pillar, about fifty cubits high, with a lion on the top of it.

at Occurrences 33%

The sepulchral effigy lies cross-legged with a heart in its hands and a lion at its feet; and about its head two angels once knelt.

with Occurrences 33%

" "That's puzzling, indeed," agreed the Cowardly Lion with an obvious shudder.

for Occurrences 21%

Here the merchants disembarked to trade in the capital or to attend the great fair of St Giles; hither came the pilgrims, thousands upon thousands, to follow the old road from Winchester to the Shrine of St Thomas at Canterbury; while out of Southampton streamed the chivalry of the Crusades; hence "cheerly to sea" sailed the fleets of Coeur de Lion for Palestine, of Edward III.

among Occurrences 20%

It seemed, indeed, a foretaste of those glorious campaigns long promised them, when they should go through the land of the Gentiles "like a lion among the flocks of sheep, cutting down, breaking in pieces, with none to deliver, leaving the land desolate.

from Occurrences 19%

loose a raging lion from the snare, And let him growling hasten to his lair? Bethink thee well; in war, from this unwise, This thoughtless act what countless woes may rise; Never again suspend the final blow, Nor trust the seeming weakness of a foe!" "Hence with complaint," the dauntless youth replied, "To-morrow's contest shall his fate decide.

by Occurrences 19%

They then descended into the cavern, securing themselves from all further danger from the lion by cutting off his head.

to Occurrences 18%

"Perhaps what you say is true, and then again, perhaps you're Lion to me.

than Occurrences 6%

"There was more need of the wings of thy lion than of the favor of thy saint.

without Occurrences 4%

Pity, as a rule, angers me so that it would render me capable of being torn to pieces by lions without flinching; but I am ashamedoh!

as Occurrences 4%

[Footnote 4: -hien does not say that he himself saw any of these white elephants, nor does he speak of the lions as of any particular color.

after Occurrences 3%

The Hellenic uprising was animated by the spirit of a "lion after slumber," but it had the heads of a Hydra hissing and tearing at one another.

under Occurrences 3%

As the deck of the schooner had been cleared, leaving an easy access to all its entrances, cabin, hold, and forecastle, this put the Vineyard Lion under cover, while it admitted of all her accommodations being used.

into Occurrences 3%

Without an instant's delay, the sheets were flattened in, a pull was taken on the braces, and away went the little Sea Lion into a passage that had a hundredfold more real causes of terror than the Scylla and Charybdis of old.

behind Occurrences 2%

In all the parlour there was but one object for which he had a seemly respectthe vast painting of a recumbent lion behind bars.

on Occurrences 2%

SEE WALDECK, THEODORE J. Lions on the hunt.

near Occurrences 2%

" [Illustration: WALT MASON] LIONS AND ANTS Once a hunter met a lion near the hungry critter's lair, and the way that lion mauled him was decidedly unfair; but the hunter never whimpered when the surgeons, with their thread, sewed up forty-seven gashes in his mutilated head; and he showed the scars in triumph, and they gave him pleasant fame, and he always blessed the lion that had camped upon his frame.

against Occurrences 2%

But, no one there now thought of the risk he ran, it being the Vineyard against Oyster Pond, one Sea Lion against the other, and, in many instances, pocket against pocket.

to Occurrences 1%

This popular man was at the death-bed of his uncle; but before the royal body was borne on the shoulders of nobles from the Castle of Lions to Rouen, Stephen was on his road to England.

above Occurrences 1%

The display consists of the Royal arms, well and broadly defined, with a crown above them, and a lion above all.

across Occurrences 1%

Charlie had turned to the window, staring at the blue blur of the Lions across the Inlet.

amongst Occurrences 1%

The Britons ranged like lions amongst their enemies.

before Occurrences 1%

Rustem, awakened by the confusion, and seeing the dead lion before him, said to his favorite companion: "Ah!

Which preposition to use with  lions