E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Road.
Gentlemen of the road or Knights of the road. Highwaymen. In the latter a double pun is implied. A first-class highwayman, like Robin Hood, is a “Colossus of Roads.”
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King of Roads [Rhodes]. John London Macadam (1756–1836).
