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She would have preferred to stay where she was, separated from most of the other guests by the rose-hung pergola which was Jim's pride and joy, but Jim already had his hand on her arm and she couldn't refuse.
Yesterday's Echoes Jordan, Penny 1993
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"He is closing in on his goal," a quiet voice said from the rose-hung shadows of the pillars.
The Silent Tower Hambly, Barbara 1986
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"A rather charming village, don't you think?" said Sir Charles, pointing with his tasselled cane to a particularly attractive rose-hung cottage.
The Altar Steps Compton MacKenzie 1927
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The stage was screened in a rose-hung lattice that had denuded the conservatories of Newcastle and
A Hoosier Chronicle Meredith Nicholson 1906
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Askern's grandsons was "artistic" -- of the rose-hung cottage in Wales to which, on the old Earl's death, his daughter-in-law, Guy's mother, had retired.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899
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Grace Allen sat thoughtfully looking out of the rose-hung window of the boathouse.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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He went round to the front of the house directly the droning had ceased, and was in the way when Dr. Doddleson and Mr. Sheldon came out of the rose-hung porch.
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The journey was soon performed, and in almost perfect silence; for, in addition to the natural fatigue felt by the party, the past adventure hung like a cloud over their spirits till they reached the rose-hung porch just in the dusk of evening.
Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home George Manville Fenn 1870
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By many a rose-hung hedgerow, till we reach the sun-burnt ridge
Poems By the Way William Morris 1865
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And her nurse went down to meet her as she came by the rose-hung fence,
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865
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