Which preposition to use with lofty

in Occurrences 33%

F. was a tall grave person, lofty in speech, and had pretensions above his rank.

than Occurrences 22%

One of the western towers of Lanfranc was to remain, and therefore the new nave though loftier than the old, was no longer, and it remains a glory certainly without, but within a hopeless disappointment saved from utter ineffectiveness only by the noble height of the great choir above it.

of Occurrences 17%

The view improved with nearly every step, growing magnificently vast; and when at length we reached the summit, or rather a mound a few feet lower, but equally good as a point of sight (for the summit was covered with snow), we gazed on as grand an expanse of mountains and tree-clothed valleys as imagination could picture in the most lofty of its lofty flights.

as Occurrences 15%

His private character was as lofty as that of Chatham or Canning,if we could forget his vanity, which after all is not so offensive as the intellectual pride of Burke and Pitt, and of sundry other great lights who might be mentioned, conscious of their gifts and attainments.

for Occurrences 6%

The room had probably been one of the prior's, for it was much too large and lofty for a mere cell, and had two windows.

to Occurrences 3%

510 Who follow next a double danger bring, Not only hating David, but the king; The Solyimaean rout; well versed of old In godly faction, and in treason bold; Cowering and quaking at a conqueror's sword, But lofty to a lawful prince restored; Saw with disdain an Ethnic plot begun, And scorn'd by Jebusites to be outdone.

with Occurrences 2%

Casting your eye up towards the ceiling, which is equally lofty with the length of the apartment, you are somewhat at a loss to account for a vast quantity of beams, cordage, pullies, and canvasses, all appearing to have their several uses, and all kept in regular order by a man for that purpose.

over Occurrences 1%

In demolishing errors and systematizing truth he was the greatest benefactor to the cause of "orthodoxy" that appeared in Europe for several centuries, admired for his genius as much as Spencer and other great lights of science are in our day, but standing preeminent and lofty over all, like a beacon light to give both guidance and warning to inquiring minds in every part of Christendom.

like Occurrences 1%

This house was erected in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, by John Kirby, citizen of London, and was, says Stow, "lofty like a castle."

by Occurrences 1%

It has a beautiful tower, from whence there arises an elegant spire, which being injured by lightning, it was of course taken down, and the present erection is not so lofty by fifteen feet as the former.

toward Occurrences 1%

She could say that all the men she knew, from books or in life, of the most delicate honesty, the most genuine repentance, the most rigid self-denial, the loftiest aspiration, were Christian men; but she could neither say her knowledge of history or of life was large, nor that, of the men she knew who professed to believe, the greater part were honest, or much ashamed, or rigid against themselves, or lofty toward God.

under Occurrences 1%

Rooms are often made lofty under the impression that better ventilation is thereby secured; but there is a confusion here.

amid Occurrences 1%

The lady of a realm greater than the countries of Europe, she moved serene, pure, lofty amid dependants.

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