What are you trying to start?
The shipmaster adhered to the ideals of romanticism when he handed over the woman he'd arranged to marry. As well as the home he purchased for them, to the man she was in love with. He sacrificed what he wanted for someone else.
On is the only preposition in this sentence. A preposition shows location, such as, on, over, beside, etc.
Elizabeth Coatsworth uses short, quick words in the first stanza of "Swift Things Are Beautiful" because they d. contribute to the ongoing metaphor in Coatsworth's work. In my opinion it's the most correct option.
