Acquire Quote by William Shenstone

The highwayman takes solely upon himself the responsibility, danger, and crime of his own act. He does not pretend that he has any rightful…

— Lysander Spooner

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was…

— Alfred Noyes

“I was twelve years of age when I cut my hair short, became a highwayman, and captured husbands for both of my sisters. I…

— Stephanie Burgis

“Even a highwayman, in the way of trade, may blow out your brains, but if he uses foul language at the same time, I…

— William Hazlitt

“Ydych chi'n cymryd cerdynnau credid?" said the highwayman, no doubt trying to frighten me further, his consonants chained like anal beads strung out of…

— Christopher Moore

“And still on a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon…

— Alfred Noyes

“One would think her tired mind would go utterly blank, but the opposite was true. She could not stop thinking about the highwayman. And…

— Julia Quinn

“Dwarfs are very attached to gold. Any highwayman demanding 'Your money or your life' had better bring a folding chair and packed lunch and…

— Terry Pratchett

“Love was not a drink one tasted and then rejected. Love was not something that could be avoided or arranged. Love was a highwayman,…

— Celeste Bradley

I have known some grim bells, with not a single joyous note in the whole peal, so forced to hurry for a human festival,…

— Alice Meynell

In my early 20s, I was buying Kristofferson records. I loved his acting; then I found out all the songs he wrote. I loved…

— Stephen Dorff

This villainous heterogenous mass of ocean highwaymen are the very ejectment of the four quarters of the globe.

— Peter Earle