| She began to picture herself traveling with Ralph in a land where these monsters were couchant in the sand. |
| Couchant on a high-backed settee, the slender, dark-haired benefactress looks surprisingly contemporary, with her direct gaze, bright-red lipstick, and green silk lounging pajamas. |
| Just before her up there in the clouds is a huge lion, couchant. |
| There was a soiled and tawdry mirror above a massive metal and marble clock supported by a lion couchant on the mantelshelf. |
| Four rusticated columns support an arched pediment and two couchant lions holding shields. |
| Two little angels kneel at her head, while her feet rest on two couchant lambs, symbols of innocence. |
