uprisen

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For here was instantly recognized the challenge of a radical spirit uprisen in full and ruthless rebellion against each and every time-hallowed usage and tradition.

From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Heller, Otto

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.

O love, stand beside me; the sun is uprisen    On the first day of London; and shame hath been here.

From The Pilgrims of Hope by Morris, William

It is scarcely a country at all—only a scrap of coral reef uprisen at the foot of Mexico—Yucatan.

From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton

The fallen tent had uprisen, and in the gathering twilight it flapped ghostly arms about and titubated toward them drunkenly. 

From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack