Maybe there are skin-clad huntsmen of the sea and land, with spears and knives of bone and flint and shaggy sleeping dogs, or fearless sea-rovers resting wearily on shields of brilliant bronze, or maybe Celtic warriors fierce and bold; and then he understands that his past and his present are one.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
Once or twice my spirits were revived by the hope that we had missed you; but at length the rovers resolved to cripple you, if possible, to prevent your escaping, though they found that they had encountered a far more determined antagonist than they expected.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
The Hertfords left the hills with uplifted and indignant heads-they had the courage of their convictions and meant to take what little was left to them and demand recognition elsewhere-they had always been rovers.
"A Son of the Hills"
Harriet T. Comstock