Nay, if a shifting wind but carried the ashes landwards, blight or murrain would follow surely.
"The Unknown Sea"
Clemence Housman
landwards it extends nearly the same distance, where large hotels crown the hills, and pretty villas with gardens occupy the valleys.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black
Remain yourself at the moorings, and keep a look-out landwards as well as to sea.
"An Antarctic Mystery"
Jules Verne