I am much indebted to the artists for their alarum in my favour; but I must do justice to the Count, who is no artist I believe, and thought that as the colours are rough they should be seen at a distance.
"Constable"
C. Lewis Hind
Ten minutes passed by the measure of the battered old alarum on the dresser shelf before the young man returned.
"Max Carrados"
Ernest Bramah
The former brings the fancy of an audience into playful action-the latter sounds an alarum that vibrates through the tingling ears to the soul and drives back the rushing blood upon the aching heart.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson