countersign

• During the following winter his countersign is found at the bottom of the most important bulls; 32 he devoted this time to the special study of the question of the new orders, and summoned Francis before him. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Life Of St. Francis of Assisi, by Paul Sabatier.
• You know my quarters and the countersign-- Good-night, Lefroy LEFROY. —  Tecumseh : a Drama
• They gasped out the countersign, and were escorted by a sentry to the quarters of the officer of that particular section In a few words they told him what had happened Without an instant's delay the latter, a colonel of artillery, reached for his telephone Ask Captain Hallowell to come here immediately," he said, and severed the connection He seemed already to have decided upon some sort of a plan, and his decisive manner gave the two lads a feeling of confidence in him. —  The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service
• Again the knock sounded, the countersign was given, and the door opened to admit a pale, ascetic-looking youth, with glittering eyes and a crimson spot on each cheek, who stooped heavily and coughed often. —  Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia
• Mention Elisha's name for countersign--and why, it Because with him, wrong, seen, was to defy it And act, else, was beyond his comprehension Against his home's invasion this man held A red-coat regiment for seventeen days Which was a spark to help start freedom's blaze And, therefore, Order Two: the weeds all quelled Stand sentries till a statue takes your place And throngs shout, "Bravo, Brown!" —  Freedom, Truth and Beauty

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