Which preposition to use with mournful

than Occurrences 7%

The road had penetrated the mass of woods that lay nearest to the town, and was just emerging into an open space, when the traveller's ears were saluted by a sound more mournful than even that of the wind.

in Occurrences 6%

All this you had seen had you been on that lonely road, so late on those bitter wolds, with their outlines vast and mournful in the dark, and their little clumps of trees sad with October.

as Occurrences 4%

Notes long, full, mournful as a prayer, yet still vigorous, escaped from the old instrument.

to Occurrences 4%

I am lonely 'midst thy palaces, while the glad waves past them roll, And the soft breath of thine orange-bowers is mournful to my soul.

of Occurrences 3%

And the book which sets before us, so impartially yet so eloquently, the innumerable petty misunderstandings and contemptible jealousies which brought about this direful result, is one of the most mournful of books.

with Occurrences 2%

A human figureor it might be superhuman, for his mien seemed more than mortallifted from the crag, to which he hung suspended by massy gyves and rivets, eyes mournful with the presentiment of pain.

about Occurrences 2%

And she herself was mournful about the future very mournful.

over Occurrences 1%

Dryden, therefore, by no means sorrowed as if he had no hope; but, having said all that was decently mournful over the bier of Charles, tuned his lyrics to a sounding close in praise of James.

past Occurrences 1%

* * MY HEART (1844) Sleepless night, the rushing rain, While my heart with ceaseless pain Hears the mournful past subsiding Or the uncertain future striding.

for Occurrences 1%

Phædra was there, and Procris, and Ariadne, mournful for Theseus's desertion, and Mæra, and Clymene, and Eryphile, who preferred gold before wedlock faith.

at Occurrences 1%

And again the small, fleet hand was dashed across the twinkling, tearful eyes of this April day of a middle-aged man of the worldthis modern Mercutiomerry and mournful at once, as if there were two sides to his every mood, like the famous shield of story.

into Occurrences 1%

Sometimes she would be ready to cry out with wonder that the Lord did not hasten His steps and go down again upon the earth to make all plain; or how the Father himself could restrain His power, and did not send down ten legions of angels to make all that was wrong right, and turn all that was mournful into joy.

Which preposition to use with  mournful