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A little later she had pillowed her head on her arms and apparently had fallen asleep.

From The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War by Parrish, Randall

“Blatch!” echoed Creed, all on fire in an instant—where now was her poor invalid whose head she had pillowed, of whom she had thought to take care?

From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice

He held her in silence, and she heard the beating of his heart, strong and steady, where she had pillowed her head.

From The Rocks of Valpre by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Bentham, it must be owned, had dared uncommonly well, and success had pillowed his head in her lap while she twined the bay with her fingers.

From Love's Usuries by Creswicke, Louis

Carol had pillowed his curly head on a bag of nuts and was deaf to the other boy’s urging to “Come Along.”

From Chicken Little Jane by Ritchie, Lily Munsell