uprisen

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But who is he, uprisen, with eye so keen, In garb of shining plush of grassy green— Dogs climbing round him, eager for the start, With ceaseless tail, and doubly beating heart?

From May Day with the Muses by Bloomfield, Robert

Earth like a Swimmer Plunged into the dimmer Wave of the night, Now is uprisen, An Elysian vision Of spray and of light.

From Lundy's Lane and Other Poems by Scott, Duncan Campbell

He longed for the arrival of his father—for the strong, calm counsel of the one man in England fitted to cope with the Hell Thing which had uprisen in their midst.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax

Behold this forest of uprisen spears,   Symbol of might!

From Nero by Phillips, Stephen

The whole town had uprisen as one man and demanded a dress-suit.

From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold