knight of the road
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Aye," he muttered sadly, more to himself than to me, "a true knight of the road with seven ballads written of me in Bristol and three in Bath.
From The O'Ruddy A Romance by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)
From the roof of the car another knight of the road signaled, and thither McWade clambered, kicking off the clutching hand of his former enemy.
From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
In their place was the unmistakable omnium gatherum of an accomplished knight of the road.
From The Twins of Table Mountain by Harte, Bret
But the knight of the road was evidently very impatient.
From The Heart of Denise and Other Tales by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
A tradition existed that the said family waggon had once been "stopped" thereabouts by some vizored knight of the road, and this memory confirmed my mother's disapproval of the purchase.
From My Life as an Author by Tupper, Martin Farquhar
