Robin Hood Legend

Famous quotes containing the words robin hood, robin, hood and/or legend:

“‘Lay me a green sod under my head,
And another at my feet;
And lay my bent bow at my side,
Which was my music sweet;
And make my grave of gravel and green,
Which is most right and meet.”
—Unknown. Robin Hood’s Death (l. 65–70)

“It’s June in January because I’m in love.”
—Leo Robin (1900–1984)

“It is not linen you’re wearing out
But human creatures’ lives!
Stitch—stitch—stitch,
In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
Sewing at once, with a double thread,
A Shroud as well as a Shirt.”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

“A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.”
—Miles Davis (1926–1991)