uprisen

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I stood upon the bridge uprisen to see,   So that, if I had seized not on a rock,   Down had I fallen without being pushed.

From Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Six millions of people had uprisen and, by a simple declaration of will, had in a few short weeks undone the work of near a century.

From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.

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

For lo! the world's great Shepherd now is born, A blessed Babe, an Infant full of power: After long night uprisen is the morn, Renowning Bethlem in the Saviour.

From Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse by Schauffler, Robert Haven

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