calling to arms
Example Sentences
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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
A man must have shared in such a scene to understand the effect produced on a sleeping army by the roll of drums calling to arms at three in the morning.
From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre
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
A flood of pamphlets calling to arms replied to the advances of the government.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
The roll of the drum and the stentorian voice of the gallant chief calling to arms mingled together.
From Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War by Beers, Fannie A.
