My course lay along a winding pathway until it topped the first ridge, then it turned abruptly to the left to avoid a swampy hollow.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
I left the wagon, which had been obliged to make a very wide detour for the purpose of avoiding swampy ground, and was making straight across country towards a point close to which I knew the road passed.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
Just below me, at the foot of the hill, was a swampy run leading toward the pond, with grass nearly a foot high growing along its edge.
"Ways of Wood Folk"
William J. Long