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I rose as at thy call, but found thee
not.

Milton.

2. A signal, as on a drum, bugle,
trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to
duty.

3. (Eccl.) An invitation to take
charge of or serve a church as its pastor.

4. A requirement or appeal arising from
the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or
appeal.

Dependence is a perpetual call upon
humanity.

Addison.

Running into danger without any call of
duty.

Macaulay.

5. A divine vocation or
summons.

St. Paul himself believed he did well, and that he
had a call to it, when he persecuted the Christians.

Locke.

6. Vocation; employment. [In this
sense, calling is generally used.]

7. A short visit; as, to make a
call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman
to solicit orders.

The baker's punctual call.

Cowper.

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