brigand

• It was all merely a bit of American "bluff," and it succeeded because the brigand was a coward, and dared not emulate his daughter's courage No, no, Tato!" —  Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
• Thus, in all imaginative countries, the brigand is a hero; even the assassin who shoots his victim from behind a hedge appeals to the fancy in Tipperary or on the Abruzzian hills. —  Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah ; Meccah — Volume 2
• The effect produced was totally opposite to that calculated on; for, as no person could connect the idea of a brigand with that of a general who was the object of public esteem, it was naturally concluded that those whose names were placarded along with his were no more brigands than he Public opinion was decidedly in favour of Moreau, and every one was indignant at seeing him described as a brigand. —  Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
• For the brigands of the north, while they served the vices of the southern, scarce affected to disguise their contempt for his cowardice The companion of the brigand was a man of a martial, yet easy air. —  Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes
• He had noticed that a few rays, not of daylight, but from a lamp, penetrated through the ill-joined planks of the door; he approached just as the brigand was refreshing himself with a mouthful of brandy, which, owing to the leathern bottle containing it, sent forth an odor which was extremely unpleasant to Danglars. —  The Count of Monte Cristo

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