Which preposition to use with shrines

of Occurrences 424%

In a few generations the shrines of thirty centuries will be no more.

in Occurrences 69%

I went to my own room for my lamp, and then alone proceeded to the silent shrine in which the portrait hung.

at Occurrences 22%

The tenth cave once contained a relic-shrine or dagoba similar to the relic-shrines at Karli, Shivner and Ganesh Lena; but in its place now stands a hideous figure of Bhairav aflame with red-lead, and nought remains to testify to the former presence of the shrine save the Buddhist T capital, the umbrellas and the flags which surmounted it.

with Occurrences 18%

On the fourth side is an open verandah; facing this is generally a shrine with an image of Buddha.

to Occurrences 17%

Before Richmond became a mart in the modern sense, the Gannat mansion, set far back among the trees of a noble grove, was a shrine to the tradition loving citizens, for, beyond any Southern city, save perhaps New Orleans, Richmond folk cherished the memory of aristocratic and semi-regal ancestors.

for Occurrences 16%

A cross, naturally, marks the spot where we saw those priest's trousers on the line; but there are no crosses for a hundred places of memorable moments of our journey; they must go without memorial even in this humble record, and Colin and I must be content to keep wayside shrines for them in our hearts.

on Occurrences 10%

Then turning to the Mahomedan who stopped him, the bridegroom of Husein cries: "Sheikh Muhammad, thou art possessed by a jinncome to my shrine on Thursday next," and with these words sets forth again upon his wanderings.

by Occurrences 5%

It, moreover, selected this spot for its shrine by jibbing under the immediate eye of a bishop, and refusing to be carried further up the mountain.

from Occurrences 4%

He still lived in her heart, a shrine from which she made no effort to expel him.

as Occurrences 4%

Living as he did, in a city possessing so great a shrine as that of the "Virgen del Pilar," the scene of a vision accorded to St. James when traveling through Spain, Mon naturally interested himself in the pilgrims, who came from all parts of the world to worship in the cathedral, who may be seen at any hour kneeling in the dim light of flickering candles before the altar rails.

beside Occurrences 3%

He pointed to a little shrine beside the road, beneath a group of trees, where once the image of a local deity had smiled its blessing on the passer-by.

within Occurrences 3%

He has been described again and againhis majesty, his aloofness, and every one of his dimensions, the smoky little shrine within him, and the plumed hill that makes the background to his throne.

OF Occurrences 2%

" LITERARY SHRINES OF LONDON

among Occurrences 2%

Before ten years were passed the King of France, the Count of Nevers, the Count of Boulogne, the Viscount of Aosta, the Archbishop of Reims, had knelt at his shrine among English prelates, nobles, knights, and beggars.

before Occurrences 2%

A few years later Hugh of Lincoln found her shrine before the high altar decked with gold and silken hangings, and the saintly bishop had the last finery of Rosamond swept from the holy place, till nothing remained but a stone with the two words graven on it, "Tumba Rosamundae.

beneath Occurrences 2%

The looks and lips so gay and wise, The thousand charms that wreathe them, Almost I dare believe that truth Is safely shrined beneath them.

near Occurrences 1%

One centre of the insidious agitation is the fell goddess Káli's shrine near Calcutta; another is Puna, which has for centuries been a stronghold of the clannish Máráthá Brahmans.

like Occurrences 1%

Shrines like this are found in many lands, whether within the heart of the pyramids of Egypt or in the recesses of India's hills; and in all lands they have the same purpose.

over Occurrences 1%

Else he would not have been so reckless of the legs and necks of the coming generations, as to blaze the trail to his shrine over mountains so steep that our pack-mule coming up could easily have bitten off his own tail if he had so minded. Later.

than Occurrences 1%

It is more likely to have been an ancient shrine than a mighty fortress.

inside Occurrences 1%

They are direct imitations of wooden construction, and are copied, with greater elaboration of carving, in the marble shrine inside the Jâmi Masjid.

under Occurrences 1%

" Next morning, the woman hastened to gather the peppers, and get a lemon, and with happy face she ran to the shrine under the big tree.

beyond Occurrences 1%

He knows the passes of the North, and is on his way to distant shrines beyond the Forth.

amid Occurrences 1%

They plucked the wild-oak's matted foliage first, Lush ivy then, and creeping asphodel; And reared therewith twelve shrines amid the untrodden fell:

along Occurrences 1%

Even the throngs of terrified fugitives, flying from their burning villages, would pause in their flight to kneel before the little shrines along the wayside.

Which preposition to use with  shrines