The Highwayman

"The Highwayman" is an epic romantic poem by Alfred Noyes set during the  time when swords flashed in the moonlight, muskets smoked, and at the  end of every road there was a beautiful woman.

http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/the-highwayman/

http://tct.murrieta.k12.ca.us/reading/grade7/ph4/highwayman/

http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/5t/literacy/qar/highwayman.html#