calling to arms
Example Sentences
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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
Meanwhile, on the cliff above, the sharp challenge and reply of the guard, the shrill reveille of the bugle, and the quick throbbing of the drums calling to arms is heard.
From Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 by Withrow, W. H. (William Henry)
A flood of pamphlets calling to arms replied to the advances of the government.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
They were a nation of warriors almost as much as the Spartans, and stood ready on the instant to obey the tap of the drum calling to arms.
From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by Hosmer, James Kendall
Every year all over the Republic a drawing takes place, calling to arms, for a year in the Army or two in the Navy, Argentines who have attained the age of twenty-one.
From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various
