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  • For the Sheriff could not forget the name Little John had borne under his own roof at Nottingham.

    Robin Hood 1917

  • Thus he shouted, and all crowded around, laughing, while the brown ale flowed; and they called Little John a brave fellow, each swearing that he loved him as his own brother; for when one has entertainment with nothing to pay, one loves the man that gives it to one.

    The Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle 1882

  • Thus it came that, on the morning of the fourth day, he called Little John to him, and told him that he could not shake the fever from him, and that he would go to his cousin, the prioress of the nunnery near Kirklees, in Yorkshire, who was

    The Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle 1882

  • One of the Disciple lieutenants, a guy called Little John, stepped into Dave's place.

    The Emerald Triangle Archer, Miles 2003

  • He was called Little John because he was so tall, just as Midge the miller's son was called Much because he was so small.

    Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Various

  • I am called Little John; and this is a new member who has just joined us, a stout tanner named

    The Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle 1882

  • A page had been brought up in Gamwell-Hall, who, while he was little, had been called Little John, and continued to be so called after he had grown to be a foot taller than any other man in the house.

    Maid Marian Thomas Love Peacock 1825

  • Henry V. A PAGE had been brought up in Gamwell-Hall, who, while he was little, had been called Little John, and continued to be so called after he had grown to be a foot taller than any other man in the house.

    Maid Marian 1822

  • But in this movie, when Little John is a big muscular dude, and he explains the reason why he is called Little John is because he has a tiny penis, you know something went wrong with Brian Hedgeland's screenplay.

    Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. HEADGEEK 2010

  • But in this movie, when Little John is a big muscular dude, and he explains the reason why he is called Little John is because he has a tiny penis, you know something went wrong with Brian Hedgeland's screenplay.

    Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. HEADGEEK 2010

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