calling to arms
Example Sentences
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Through the dark night urging our rapid way We listen to a low, continued sound, As of a distant drum calling to arms.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 by Various
The British commander would have been still more disturbed if he had known all that was happening, for the alarm-signals were calling to arms thousands of patriots ready to die for their rights.
From Stories of Later American History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk
The great reveille that was awakening the world was followed by the British buglers calling to arms the soldiers of the King.
From The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Nursey, Walter R.
The British commander had reason to be disturbed, for the alarm-signals were calling to arms thousands of patriots ready to die for their rights.
From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk
A flood of pamphlets calling to arms replied to the advances of the government.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
