Which preposition to use with philistine
I should prefer to take a higher point of view, and apply the term philistine to people who are always seriously occupied with realities which are no realities; but as such a definition would be a transcendental one, and therefore not generally intelligible, it would hardly be in place in the present treatise, which aims at being popular.
For none are more perfect gentlemen, or more free from the base modern belief that money makes the man; and I doubt not that a member of the old Cabildo of San Josef in slops was far better company than an average British Philistine in trousers.
Thus prevailed David against the Philistine with his sling and stone, and smote him and slew him.
'I believe Providence ordained the British Philistine for our gooddrat him!
Do not stir the Philistine within us.