Which preposition to use with moon

of Occurrences 125%

you're mistaken, as soon as I cast my eyes upon the Full-moon of your Countenance, I was struck blind and dumb.

in Occurrences 111%

After tearin' about the lake a spell, we came to something like a halt, and old Mossyback stuck his head out of water, and openin' his great glassy eyes like the moon in a mist, 'How do you like that?' said he, in a jeerin' sort of way.

on Occurrences 40%

On the top of the copper chest and on the outside, we had as much of the lunar metal (which I shall henceforth call lunarium) as we found, by calculation and experiment, would overcome the weight of the machine, as well as its contents, and take us to the moon on the third day.

at Occurrences 35%

In size it could now have rivaled the moon at its full; though, even yet, I could not distinguish its disk.

with Occurrences 33%

Having taken either respectful or affectionate leave of all, and got every thing in readiness, on the 20th day of August, 1825, about midnight we again entered our copper balloon, if I may so speak, and rose from the moon with the same velocity as we had formerly ascended from the earth.

from Occurrences 31%

But we see, that if one drop of water be united with another, they form one large drop, as spherical as either of the two which composed it: and on the separation of the moon from the earth, if they were composed of mingled solids and fluids, or if the solid parts rested on fluid, both the fragment and the remaining earth would assume the same globular appearance they now present.

for Occurrences 27%

And more to plague you, there shall be no Play, But the Emperor of the Moon for every day.

to Occurrences 27%

It appeared, however, not flat, as does the Moon to the naked eye, but evidently as part of a sphere.

by Occurrences 24%

Perfect summer weatherthe harvest stacks in the fieldsa blazing sun by day, and a clear moon by night.

over Occurrences 17%

It would serve him properly to leave him here mooning over his sweetheart."

about Occurrences 16%

" During the interval which divided morning school and the free time before dinner the three friends mooned about together, trying in vain to regard the future in a more cheerful light, and to make plans for keeping touch of each other by an interchange of letters and a possible meeting in the holidays.

through Occurrences 16%

Several times in winter, looking out, he saw a strange sightthe air so full of great snowflakes that he could not see the moon through them, although her light was visible all about them.

as Occurrences 11%

Any one following our guidance would be as liable to arrive at the moon as at New York.

above Occurrences 8%

When night falls upon the earth like a drop of ink upon the word Sun, and the stars glitter like the points of so many poised gold pens all ready to write the softer word Moon above the blot, the organist of St. Cow's sits in his own room, where his fire keeps-up a kind of aspenish twilight, and executes upon his accordeon a series of wild and mutilated airs.

under Occurrences 8%

We rejoice with her that at last we begin to know what John on Patmos meant"And there appeared a great wonder in Heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars."

into Occurrences 5%

He turned the Florentine's moon into a depository of non-sense; and found no hell so bad as the hearts of tyrants.

like Occurrences 4%

The wind was sweeping and howling down the lonely streets, and lashed the rain into his face, while gray clouds were rushing past the moon like terrified ghosts across the awful void of the black heaven.

among Occurrences 4%

"There are lots of stories about the moon among our people," said Mary, "but not a great many about the man in the moon.

around Occurrences 4%

You have just obstinately squatted around in Lichfield and devoted all your time to being beautiful and good and mooning around women for I don't know how many years.

after Occurrences 4%

There was no moon after early in the evening, when the young queen of the night disappeared in the west, leaving the bright stars to control the skies.

than Occurrences 4%

All bodies are much lighter on the moon than on the earth; by reason of which circumstance, as has been mentioned, the inhabitants are more active, and experience much less fatigue in ascending their precipitous mountains.

between Occurrences 4%

He attributed an eclipse of the moon to the interposition of the earth between the sun and moon, and an eclipse of the sun to the interposition of the moon between the sun and earth,and thus taught the rotundity of the earth, sun, and moon.

amid Occurrences 3%

And my thoughts were far away from the bland airs and brightening moon amid the frozen solitudes of the North.

during Occurrences 3%

A pack of fat clouds that had harried the moon during the earlier part of the evening now closed in upon her, and we were in complete darkness.

behind Occurrences 3%

With the moon behind them and their long black shadows walking in front, they were such figures as one might expect to meet at night near the Abbot's Beech.

Which preposition to use with  moon