Which preposition to use with rulers

of Occurrences 919%

Now he that is judge of the shades underground Once ruler of fivescore cities in Crete, Must yield to his better and take a back seat.

in Occurrences 86%

Who is ruler in this country, pray?"

over Occurrences 39%

Suffice it now to say that when the Teutons overcame Gaul, they became rulers over a population which had been subjected for five centuries to that slow but mighty process of trituration which the Empire everywhere brought to bear upon local self-government.

at Occurrences 22%

"I couldn't see this fellow strike my brother; and as he lifted his hand, I flung the great ruler at him.

with Occurrences 21%

Stern, when the occasion forced him to be stern, just in all his dealings between man and man, dignified and courteous in all his ways, a soldier through every inch of his stalwart six feet, he was a ruler with whom no one ever dreamt of taking liberties.

as Occurrences 17%

Great artists had previously made themselves famous, like Miron, Polycletus, and Ageladas; but the great riches which flowed into Athens at this time gave a peculiar stimulus to art, especially under the encouragement of such a ruler as Pericles, whose age was the golden era of Grecian history.

to Occurrences 13%

Meanwhile her mother is Queen-Regent, governing wisely and well, and endearing herself to the people in every way; but more especially in the care she manifests in the training of their future ruler to the proper regard of the important position she will have to fill, and the faithful observance of duties appertaining to such a position.

of Occurrences 12%

A SERIOUS ADDRESS to the Rulers of America, on the Inconsistency of their Conduct respecting Slavery.

for Occurrences 10%

She knew that, in order to be a good ruler for the land of Oz, she should be aware of the individual needs of all of the Ozites.

from Occurrences 9%

But in the latter half of the eighteenth century Russia gained a ruler from whom the world came to expect much.

into Occurrences 7%

But a short time previously they had brought the two rulers into the city mounted on horses as if at a triumph, and had bestowed upon them the triumphal robe precisely similar to that worn by persons celebrating, had made them view the festivals from their chairs of state and had hastened to espouse to Antony, when once her husband was dead, Octavia the sister of Caesar, though she was then pregnant.

by Occurrences 7%

Artists were expected henceforth to glorify kings and powerful nobles and rulers by portrait statues.

on Occurrences 7%

With a conscious smirk, amid the titters of the room and the sharp raps of the ruler on Miss Berham's desk, Solon swaggered offensively to the seat that enshrined my idol, and flung down the scarlet treasure before her.

without Occurrences 4%

Where quiet and industrious citizens feel safe in their homes, are protected from scoundrels in their dealings, have ample scope for industrial enterprise, and are free to choose their private pleasures, they resign themselves to the loss of electing their rulers without great unhappiness.

among Occurrences 3%

I will repair to the shades and seek a ruler among the dead.

like Occurrences 3%

It is equally true that Muslim rulers like Christian rulers have used the sword for the propagation of their respective faiths.

between Occurrences 2%

Not infrequently competitions were arranged by the rulers between priests of the different religious systems, and the rulers often competed for the possession of monks who were particularly skilled in magic or soothsaying.

before Occurrences 2%

The older historical sources make no mention of any rulers before 2200 B.C., no mention even of their names.

after Occurrences 2%

Truly, a ruler after the Russian sort! Dorrego, meanwhile, was at the head of affairs at Buenos Ayres.

than Occurrences 2%

The humorous statement that he "abdicated," contains a large element of truth, for he had been a much more important ruler than the king.

through Occurrences 2%

cried Roundjacket, running the end of his ruler through the paper; "can you believe, sir, that the first canto of my great poem has been murdered in its columnsyes, murdered!"

under Occurrences 2%

Through the window I saw my classmates, already in their places, and M. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm.

against Occurrences 2%

If it were indeed a precaution taken by the new rulers against the avoidance of justice by the absconding or harboring of criminals, it fell with ease into the usages and even the legal terms which had been common for other similar purposes since the reign of Athelstan.

beside Occurrences 1%

Lay the ruler beside it, and you will soon find out its crookedness.

along Occurrences 1%

Then the conceived changes of the sensible experience can be symbolized by sliding the ruler along the line of dots.

Which preposition to use with  rulers