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Example sentences for "bearing arms"

  • And if the Moravians objected to bearing arms, what did that matter, so long as they were willing to pay?

  • If the Moravians converted the whole nation to their superstition, and everyone objected to bearing arms, what then would become of our Army and Navy, and how could we resist invasion?

  • The mundium of the Longobard father lasted while his children were incapable of bearing arms, and, as a logical consequence, ceased when the incapacity terminated.

  • But for the woman, who could never become capable of bearing arms, it was perpetual.

  • The Pilgrims at this time had not more than twenty men capable of bearing arms, and five thousand savages were clashing their weapons, and filling the forest with their war-whoops, preparing to attack them.

  • The remaining men capable of bearing arms, but thirteen in number, then hastened through the forest, guided by Rocket, and arrived an hour before the break of day at the encampment of the Indians.

  • There were less than a hundred persons in the town capable of bearing arms, the remainder being women and children.

  • Asa now summoned all the men capable of bearing arms to assist in the destruction of the fortifications of Ramah.

  • The government must provide for the destitute, and array every one capable of bearing arms in the field.

  • The Medical Boards have been instructed to put in all men that come before them, capable of bearing arms ten days.

  • He said the time had arrived when "every man capable of bearing arms should be found in the ranks.

  • Every man capable of bearing arms at the South was declared to be a soldier, and forced to act as such.

  • In the South, a reign of military despotism prevailed, which made every man and boy capable of bearing arms a soldier; and those who could not bear arms in the field acted as provosts for collecting deserters and returning them.

  • If you can possibly spare a division of cavalry, send them through Loudoun County to destroy and carry off the crops, animals, negroes, and all men under fifty years of age capable of bearing arms.

  • But no one need be enrolled, who from scruples of conscience is averse to bearing arms.

  • The militia is supposed to consist of all men capable of bearing arms, under forty-five years of age.

  • All the reserve forces were called out—all men capable of bearing arms—young or old.

  • In the year 502 of the city, the Roman burgesses in Italy numbered two hundred and ninety-eight thousand men capable of bearing arms.

  • M811) The victors entered Rome without resistance, while the Romans retreated to their citadel, such as were capable of bearing arms.

  • Protection was afforded to minors and for the estate of persons not capable of bearing arms.

  • The consuls had the right of raising in the countries bordering on the theatre of war all men capable of bearing arms.

  • Among his followers were some forty Indian warriors and ten or twelve Exiles capable of bearing arms.

  • Most of the Exiles, who remained among the Seminoles, and were capable of bearing arms, were collected here under their respective leaders.

  • There were but few men in the city capable of bearing arms, most of the youth having fallen in the field.

  • On hearing of the impending danger, Count Fernan Gonzalez summoned all men of Castile capable of bearing arms to repair to his standard at Muñon.

  • But far more than in the number of men capable of bearing arms, Rome excelled in the effective condition of the burgess- soldier.

  • Attitude of the Romans Such were the consequences of the day of Cannae, in which the flower of the soldiers and officers of the confederacy, a seventh of the whole number of Italians capable of bearing arms, perished.

  • After an obstinate siege, the walls were shaken by the battering rams; the Huns had already occupied the suburbs; and the people, who were incapable of bearing arms, lay prostrate in prayer.

  • From the numbers on the list we must always deduct one twelfth above threescore, and incapable of bearing arms.

  • No one was admitted to the citadel who was incapable of bearing arms--there was not food for all.


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