Which preposition to use with savages

in Occurrences 129%

"To go back from this digression," continued the Doctor, "I repeat that every man has a vein of the vagabond, a streak of the savage in him, which can never be clean wiped out.

of Occurrences 83%

Yet, before the month was out, the same Congress publicly appealed to 'The People of Ireland' in the following words: 'The wild and barbarous savages of the wilderness have been solicited by gifts to take up the hatchet against us, and instigated to deluge our settlements with the blood of defenceless women and children.

at Occurrences 44%

The howling and yelling of the savages at the powwow continued until near to midnight, and the noise had hardly more than died away when the commandant came to where I was stationed, halting a moment to gaze in the direction of the Indian camp before he asked: "Have you seen any targets in this direction lately?"

to Occurrences 42%

The people flew to arms and drove the savages to their canoes.

from Occurrences 36%

and has not the frank and truthful Mr. Spratt, of South Carolina, announced in the councils of that State, that the South must import more savages from Africa, to reclaim and improve its soil?

with Occurrences 35%

A man stood out from the others, a tall savage with a hard face, who looked at me with eyes of hate.

as Occurrences 30%

I saw her myself at the hospital; she is getting better, and when cured, I shall take care that she does not return among such a set of savages as flourish in your village, Signorina Pasqualina.

on Occurrences 30%

But, madness or no, it gave me infinite courage, and in that hour I would have dared every savage on earth.

than Occurrences 24%

Neither he, nor we, nor General Herkimer himself, could effect anything whatsoever, save through the favor of the Mohawk sachem, and that was withheld for at least four and twenty hours, with the chances that at the expiration of such time we would receive nothing better from the wily savage than a refusal to answer any questions.

for Occurrences 18%

The truth is, that it is natural as well as necessary for every man to be a vagabond occasionally, to throw off the restraints imposed upon him by the necessities and conventionalities of civilization, and turn savage for a season,and what place is left for such transformation, save these northern forests?"

into Occurrences 13%

I turned a mere golden-haired savage into a criminal who knows what he is doing.

by Occurrences 8%

The introduction of intoxicating liquors among the savages by white traders and speculators had widely spread demoralization, with consequent disease and death.

among Occurrences 7%

'I was sixteen years old when my mother died, and in order to preserve me from marrying any of the heathen savages among whom my lot was cast, she made me vow, on the image of Mary the Mother of my God, that I would remain all my life a pure, Christian virgin.'

against Occurrences 7%

The murderous attempt made by these savages against the life of Ludovico proved but too clearly that the destruction of Rodolph's children was their object, and banished every hope that lingered in Helen's breast; and this conviction of their cruel intentions was still further confirmed by Janet's account of the look and gesture of the warrior who attended his Chief when the Nausetts first assailed the settlement.

without Occurrences 7%

'Savages without the resources of a savageslaves without the protection of a masterto whom the cart-whip and the rice-swamp would be a change for the betterfor there, at least, is food and shelter.

about Occurrences 6%

There were great numbers of savages about the shore, who appeared very friendly, and testified their joy by lively gestures.

under Occurrences 3%

A distinguishing feature in the operations which preceded and followed this adverse event is the use made by the enemy of the merciless savages under their influence.

beyond Occurrences 2%

Thus we pray not for this generation only, but for generations yet unborn; not for this nation of England only, but for heathens and savages beyond the seas.

in Occurrences 2%

Licentious Language has something brutal in it, which disgraces Humanity, and leaves us in the Condition of the Savages in the Field.

out Occurrences 2%

It is the interest of the rebels to keep the savages out of the struggle; they have so much at risk, that this species of warfare can scarcely be to their liking.

over Occurrences 2%

Notwithstanding many travellers' tales, I have thus far been unsuccessful in obtaining satisfactory evidence of any general large superiority of the senses of savages over those of civilised men.

around Occurrences 2%

Tandakora and the savages around him could not always be controlled by their French allies, as was to be shown too often in this war.

through Occurrences 2%

The moment the father comprehended what we have endeavored to make plain, he raised his rifle, with the resolve to shoot the savage through the head.

across Occurrences 2%

She contemplated with exquisite enjoyment the vigorous, profane, hair-pulling quarrel between two dirty little savages across the street.

within Occurrences 2%

She went bare-legged and bare-footed, with her hair down and her skirts caught up to the knees, and if ever a human being turned into a jolly savage within the compass of a single week, Joan Maloney was certainly that human being.

Which preposition to use with  savages