Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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They had perfumed her with sweet scents and essences, and clad her, and adorned her hair and neck with various ornaments,247 decking her with garments such as were worn by the ancient monarchs of Persia.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
The Italian had put on his handsomest uniform; he had perfumed his black hair, and now shone with the particular brilliancy which dress and toilet bestow upon natural beauty.
From Juana by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
When she had perfumed her garments, she sallied forth and up the lake where the big bog and the waters were and where the monster hid himself.
From Welsh Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis
Marietta, indeed, would not smell them because the living breath from out of the justice's nose had perfumed them.
From The Broken Cup by Heinrich Zschokke
A strong scent floated about her—the same that had perfumed the note.
From Harding of Allenwood by Harold Bindloss
