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  • Perched on the table is a white dove; beside it is the head of a porcelain doll.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • Jean Loncle Perched on the northern corner of the villa is a Tuscan-style, two-story tower with a view of the river where Ms. Latham often sits for morning coffee and afternoon cocktails.

    A Haven From The Bustle 2011

  • Perched on the rim of Michael's pannikin, this inconsiderable adventurer from out of the dark into the sun of life, a mere spark and mote between the darks, by a ruffing of his salmon-pink crest,

    CHAPTER XI 2010

  • Albion Europe The Albion Museum Line Cluny Sword Perched in a tower, with sunlight dappling the leaded diamond-pane windows of his office, Michel Huynh, curator for the show, says: The Middle Ages are with us now.

    The Sword's Timeless Appeal Lennox Morrison 2011

  • Perched in the Irish Sea, slightly to the left of some of the more miserable parts of England, it is most famous for a motorcycle race in which someone always seems to get killed.

    p2pnet World Headlines – May 4, 2009 2009

  • Perched on cannons at an historic fort in Rhode Island, my friend and I aim toward the harbor at the bright green “pirate ship” filled with evil scallywags with long swords and sharp daggers who are ready to lay siege to the fort.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

  • Perched in his cramped and sparse transitional office, Lee worked behind a wooden desk that was empty except for his big, sleek, flat-screen Apple monitor, and his wireless keyboard and mouse.

    Sen. Mike Lee: A political insider refashions himself as tea party revolutionary Philip Rucker 2011

  • Perched in the mountains close to the Ardèche River, this upscale camp is near a site famous for its 30,000-year-old cave paintings.

    An In-Tents Experience 2011

  • Jean Loncle Perched on the northern corner of the villa is a Tuscan-style, two-story tower with a view of the river where Ms. Latham often sits for morning coffee and afternoon cocktails.

    A Haven From The Bustle 2011

  • Perched on the table is a white dove; beside it is the head of a porcelain doll.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

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