calling to arms
Example Sentences
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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
Through the dark night urging our rapid way We listen to a low, continued sound, As of a distant drum calling to arms.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 by Various
The drums were calling to arms in the market-place, and a great crowd soon assembled.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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.
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
