Which preposition to use with nought

of Occurrences 65%

They both were forfeit, when I broke my Vow, Nor cou'd my Honour with thy Fame decline; Whoe'er profanes thee, injures nought of mine.

in Occurrences 22%

Whereat Beltane, forgetful of all but her loveliness, heedful of nought in the world but her warm young beauty, rose up from his knees and, trembling-mute with love, would have caught her to his eager arms; but of a sudden cometh Giles, breathlesshasting up the narrow stair and, all heedless of his lord, runneth to fling himself upon his knees before the Duchess, to catch her robe and kiss it oft.

to Occurrences 21%

Now I die joyfully, nor do I care how I die, for life is nought to me!"

for Occurrences 16%

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on Occurrences 7%

No threats shall awe my soul, No perils cause me to desist, No bribes my acts control; A freeman will I live and die, In sunshine and in shade, And raise my voice for liberty, Of nought on earth afraid.

about Occurrences 5%

An' I believe they see'd th' thing in a reet leet, but they said nought about it, but went back to their wark, lookin' sulky.

like Occurrences 4%

Burn her!" "Aye," cried Roger, pushing forward, "there's nought like the fire for your devils or demons!"

from Occurrences 4%

If I must give up my clothes, I must, but first promise me, by thy word as a true yeoman, that thou wilt take nought from me but my clothes.

at Occurrences 3%

There's so mony 'fancies' an' things i' these days; it makes my job good to nought at o' for sich like chaps as me.

beside Occurrences 2%

Sometimes outstretcht, in very idleness, Nought doing, saying little, thinking less, To view the leaves, thin dancers upon air, Go eddying round; and small birds, how they fare, When mother Autumn fills their beaks with corn, Filch'd from the careless Amalthea's horn; And how the woods berries and worms provide Without their pains, when earth has nought beside

by Occurrences 2%

Woe to you if you bring it to nought by your selfish quarrels!"

before Occurrences 2%

The dogmatic authority of the schoolmen in matters of religion, which prevailed in the time of Dante, had come to nought before the advance of knowledge in general, and the indifference of the court of Rome.

around Occurrences 2%

he said; "I should believe myself the only guilty one, the only wicked and perverse one among all those apostles; I should curse my weaknesses and myself; but at least I should have faith, I should walk onward with a star upon my brow, the star of sublime follies which gives light and life, whereas I see nought around me but desolation and death.

against Occurrences 2%

It is nought against God to strive: it is useless.

under Occurrences 2%

" "Nought under heaven so strongly doth allure

with Occurrences 1%

Now this argument is equally nought with the preceding.

than Occurrences 1%

A doubtful combat proves the warrior's might: Short is all time matched with eternity: Nought than a pleasing burden is more light.

within Occurrences 1%

When it came away again there was nought within it.

without Occurrences 1%

"Peter," replied Philip, "you make me a great offer; I promise that, if you put me in that place, I will do nought without your advice."

Into Occurrences 1%

Everywhere, Thou art shining through the air; Every atom from another Takes thee, gives thee to his brother; Continually, Thou art falling on the sea, Bathing the deep woods down below, Making the sea-flowers bud and blow; Silently, Thou art working ardently, Bringing from the night of nought Into being and to thought; Influences Every beam of thine dispenses, Powerful, varied, reaching far, Differing in every star.

behind Occurrences 1%

As soon as the tailor heard that his wife was really on her passage out, he ran off with a negress, and left nought behind butdebts.

beyond Occurrences 1%

if thou wert all, And nought beyond, O Earth.

Which preposition to use with  nought