Which preposition to use with peacock

in Occurrences 13%

A peacock in Lucadia loved a maid, and when she died, the peacock pined.

of Occurrences 13%

Shelley described it thus in his letter to Mr. Peacock of 22 December, 1818.

on Occurrences 12%

On February 24th, the Hornet captured the British brig Peacock on the coast of South America.

with Occurrences 9%

As near a barn, by hunger led, A peacock with the poultry fed; All viewed him with an envious eye, And mocked his gaudy pageantry.

at Occurrences 6%

"The College Lectures began on Oct. 22: Mr Evans at 9 on the Hippolytus, and Mr Peacock at 10 on Euclid (these being the Assistant Tutors on Mr Hustler's side): and then I felt myself established.

to Occurrences 2%

To their left rose the mountains, forming, it seemed to them at the height at which they travelled, an enormous jagged and gigantic pile, hard-lined as steel, yet irradiated with long rays, patches, and pools of golden sunset-light alternated by amazing depths of the shadow whose tones ran from peacock to indigo.

as Occurrences 2%

Kings have used peacocks as their crests, have worn crowns of their feathers.

for Occurrences 2%

Mary perfectly approves of the appropriat'n of the feathers, and wishes them Peacocks for your fair niece's sake!

Out Occurrences 2%

THE PEACOCK Out upon the obsolete!

near Occurrences 1%

"On some day about the end of November or beginning of December 1827, when I was walking with Mr Peacock near the outside gate of the Trinity Walks, on some mention of Woodhouse, the Plumian Professor, Mr Peacock said that he was never likely to rise into activity again (or using some expression importing mortal illness).

into Occurrences 1%

(Exit Peacock into his house.)

Like Occurrences 1%

Hem! Peacock Like thunder!

about Occurrences 1%

I quarrelled all round; with Peacock about the paper, with my typist about her punctuation, with my family about my sister's engagement.

than Occurrences 1%

THE PEACOCK than, I venture to say, ladies, am I THE PHEASANT-HEN

Which preposition to use with  peacock