Which preposition to use with trifles

with Occurrences 267%

My affections have been trifled with several times, "because," as they said, "when they had drawn me to the proposing point, I was too handsome to be good for anything as a husbandI did very well for a beau.

of Occurrences 117%

"Yes," said Dean SWIFT, "and let us have some, and a little gin, say five fingers, and a trifle of milk.

in Occurrences 81%

The day, however, did not close without another incident happening to one of the voyagers, which, though trifling in itself, proved, as it were, the shadow of coming events which were destined to seriously affect the well-being and happiness of all the Ronleigh boys.

to Occurrences 45%

Everyone was almost unnaturally sweet and polite and unselfish about trifles to everybody else.

as Occurrences 42%

" "It is hardly worth her while to undertake nursing," said Isabelle coldly, "if she cannot stand such a trifle as this.

for Occurrences 26%

If only the Expectation of two thousand a year kept me from you, ah! Julia, how easily would I abandon that Trifle for your more valued sight; but that I know a fortune will render me more agreeable to the charming Julia, I should quit all my Interest here, to throw my self at her Feet, to make her sensible how I am intirely her Adorer.

on Occurrences 16%

Sweetwater moved a trifle on his seat, but the othersmen who had passed the meridian of life, who had known temptations, possibly had succumbed to them, from time to timesat like two statues, one in full light and the other in as dark a shadow as he could find.

like Occurrences 15%

It would certainly contribute greatly to the cheerfulness of one about to leave this "mortial wale," to feel morally certain that nobody cared a rap about him, or was going to make any fuss just for a trifle like that.

from Occurrences 14%

Strange, the trifles from which one can suck comfort!

at Occurrences 14%

I need only say that I extorted at last from Eveena a clear statement of the trifle at issue, which flatly contradicted those of the four participants in the squabble.

over Occurrences 10%

Dunbar was shaking hands with Bridewell, leaning a trifle over the little old man.

out Occurrences 8%

" "But these are merely spots on the sun, my good sir," returned Mr. Howel; "putting a few such trifles out of the question, I think you will allow that England is the most delightful country in the world?

by Occurrences 6%

She said she got a trifle by charing, but not much now; for folks were "beginnin' to do it for theirsels."

into Occurrences 4%

The "method of swelling distorted and commented trifles into volumes" he is content to leave to the writers of fable and romance.

under Occurrences 4%

The imposition of such trifles under such fearful threats was the very bitterness of spiritual pride and vindictiveness;after the law passed by which things became as they now are, it was a mere question of expediency for the National Church to determine in relation to its own comparative interests.

beyond Occurrences 3%

The rule in life is for people to be about one-third as virtuous as they say they are; and if they can be got a trifle beyond that point by any legitimate process, it is something to be thankful for.

beside Occurrences 3%

That she seemed to give it against her wish,without intention,that I was alone in detecting this, were trifles beside the point.

than Occurrences 2%

Sir, Though I believe none of your Readers more admire your agreeable manner of working up Trifles than my self, yet as your Speculations are now swelling into Volumes, and will in all Probability pass down to future Ages, methinks I would have no single Subject in them, wherein the general Good of Mankind is concern'd, left unfinished.

before Occurrences 2%

A Frenchman, about thirty years ago, M. Simond, in his Travels, mentioned incidentally the following hideous scene as one steadily observed and watched by himself in France at a period some trifle before the French Revolution:A peasant was ploughing; and the team that drew his plough was a donkey and a woman.

below Occurrences 2%

He was about two or three and fifty, and a trifle below the middle size; he wore a white neckerchief and a suit of scholastic black; but his coat sleeves being a great deal too long, and his trousers a great deal too short, he appeared ill at ease in his clothes.

than Occurrences 2%

We have made many conjectures; but after the vain exertion of subtle inquiry, we have been in doubt whether our conjectures might not be called rather trifling than judicious; therefore whoever is desirous to extract the origin of that love from the sacred repositories of his mind, and to exhibit it clearly before his eyes, let him go to Delphos.

towards Occurrences 2%

Will your honour give me a trifle towards making one up?" "No, I won't; if you belonged to this village you would know that I cannot afford to fling money about.

about Occurrences 2%

The women of this countrey weare aboue an hundreth tricks and trifles about them, and they haue two teeth in their mouthes as long as the tushes of a boare.

amongst Occurrences 1%

He distributed some needles, bracelets, rings, glass pearls, and other pedlar's trifles amongst them, and in less than an hour he obtained from them in exchange fifteen ounces of the pearls they wore on their necks and arms.

among Occurrences 1%

See-yonder vaisseaux-de-ligne appear trifling among these noble mountains and on this wide gulf; you cannot expect my little lugger to make much show.

Which preposition to use with  trifles