uprisen

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It turned out that the Cossacks and the uprisen people were not a match for the Poles, and it was not in the interest of the Tartars to give the Cossacks the fruits of victory.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

And when at last, among the oaks, we came Upon the top, a perfect voice Thrilled in the air like flame— Was it uprisen death we heard?

From The New World by Bynner, Witter

He was no longer fighting absolute monarchs with hireling armies, but uprisen nations which were themselves armies instinct with capacity and energy.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Behold this forest of uprisen spears,   Symbol of might!

From Nero by Phillips, Stephen

From the north had uprisen a column of light, of about the apparent breadth of the Milky Way, but far more brilliant, and defined clearly at the edges.

From Bressant by Hawthorne, Julian