city-guard

“I was born at a distance from hence; yet even in the island of Mitylene, the rumour had reached me that the cavaliers of the city-guard of Constantinople were so accomplished in falsehood, that the oath of a single barbarian would outweigh the Christian oath of the whole body, if Christians some of them are — for example, this dark man with a single tuft on his head.”

Count Robert of Paris 2008

The city-guard closed the gate in our faces, but we burst it in with rams swung from our saddles.

The Bloody Crown of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2003

The city-guard closed the gate in our faces, but we burst it in with rams swung from our saddles.

The Bloody Crown Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2003

This, therefore, ought by no means to be a separate office from others; nor should it be continually allotted to any individuals, but the young men; where there is a city-guard, the youths ought in turns to take these offices upon them.

Politics: A Treatise on Government 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

After some time, accordingly, a cart was seen advancing to the place, encircled with a city-guard more ludicrous than appalling.

Chapter XIII. Book I 1917

"The doctor has ordered a covered litter from St. Catharine's hospital, Jan and one of the city-guard will carry her, and Barbara has nothing more to do in the kitchen and is now preparing her own chamber for her."

The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 03 Georg Ebers 1867

He was to command not only the city-guard, but all the armed force.

The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

The members of the valiant city-guard assembled, to charge their captain to give the council the assurance, that the "Schutterij" was ready to support William of Orange to the last penny and drop of their blood, and would rather die for the cause of Holland, than live under Spanish tyranny.

The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 01 Georg Ebers 1867

Maria knew that her husband had appointed that day for a great assembly of the council, the magistrates, and all the principal men in the city, as well as the captains of the city-guard -- but not a word of all this had reached her ears from Peter.

The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 05 Georg Ebers 1867

My soldiers, the city-guard and volunteers must have their parade.

The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 03 Georg Ebers 1867