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Our grandfather slept alone in the master bedroom, in his four-post king-sized bed.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Our grandfather slept alone in the master bedroom, in his four-post king-sized bed.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Harlan leaned back against the pillows of the huge four-post bed in the soundstage set of my room.
Hot Mess Ed Decter 2010
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Harlan leaned back against the pillows of the huge four-post bed in the soundstage set of my room.
Hot Mess Ed Decter 2010
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The lout saw me silently into a room, which was as I'd expected - bars on the window, lock clicking behind me, and Kralta sitting up in the great four-post bed, clad in a gauzy night-rail and a look of expectation.
Watershed 2010
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Harlan leaned back against the pillows of the huge four-post bed in the soundstage set of my room.
Hot Mess Ed Decter 2010
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The floor above was strengthened with beams, but at each vibration of the bar handle an old four-post bedstead rocked to and fro like a cradle.
James Catnach, Ballad-monger, Part 1 Steve 2009
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Their landlord ushered them in person to a sort of sleeping gallery, in which there was a four-post bed, with tartan curtains, and a number of cribs, or long hampers, placed along the wall, three of which, well stuffed with blooming heather, were prepared for the reception of guests.
A Legend of Montrose 2008
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For furniture it boasted a vast four-post bedstead with canopy, valances and quilt of crimson serge, a couple of worm-eaten armchairs, two tapestry-covered chairs in walnut wood, an aged bureau, and a timepiece on the mantel-shelf.
Two Poets 2007
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For furniture it boasted a vast four-post bedstead with canopy, valances and quilt of crimson serge, a couple of worm-eaten armchairs, two tapestry-covered chairs in walnut wood, an aged bureau, and a timepiece on the mantel-shelf.
Two Poets 2007
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