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Definition of Clarions
1. clarion [v] - See also: clarion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clarions
Literary usage of Clarions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Verse by William James Linton, Richard Henry Stoddard (1883)
"THE clarions OF THOUGHT. Sound ! sound forever, clarions of Thought! When Joshua
against the high-wall'd city fought, He march'd around it with his head ..."
2. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"Those wandering lights, see widows, from the walls ; And faint their hearts,
doubting were spoiled their dead! Have crowed now midnight clarions of strange ..."
3. English Heraldry by Charles Boutell (1867)
"Chief. One of the Ordinaries: Nos. 71—75. In Chief— arranged horizontally across
the upper part of the field. No. 227. Cinque-foil. No- 228.-clarions. ..."
4. Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries: From the by Jean Froissart, Thomas Johnes (1849)
"... and other musicians sounding their pipes, clarions and trumpets, whose sounds
were re-echoed back by Se sea. When al l were embarked, they cast anchor, ..."
5. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"... now * The clang of clarions and of drums Accompanied the Sun's descent.
** Dost thou not pray, my son ? ..."
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