calling to arms
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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 Sir John Alexander Hammerton
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
I was denounced as a senile alarmist by some who are now the loudest in calling to arms.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
A flood of pamphlets calling to arms replied to the advances of the government.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
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 Wilbur Fisk Gordy
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