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Warning Canterbury bells fairies’ church bells; relied on for vigilance. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 167] squawked obstreperously at sight of invader mounting rampart. [Rom. Hist.: Benét, 166]
crows at trespassers; morning call routs evil spirits. [Folklore: White, 150; Mercatante, 173–175] warning of death or illness. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 388] traditional Highlands call to arms. [Scot. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 324–325] Trojan priest warns citizens not to accept wooden horse. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] Roland’s ivory horn; sounded to summon Charlemagne. [Fr. Lit.: The Song of Roland] (1735–1818) famous American patriot who warned, “The British are coming” (1775). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 425–426] |
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