calling to arms
Example Sentences
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A flood of pamphlets calling to arms replied to the advances of the government.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
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
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
The British commander had reason to be disturbed, for the alarm-signals were calling to arms thousands of patriots ready to die for their rights.
From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk
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
