单词 | bridle path |
例句 | “Oh aye? And what brings you so far up the bridle path then?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I would track the bridle path to its mysterious end, wherever it might be. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “You can see right up the bridle path to the Malverns.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Well,” I confessed, “I’ve heard the bridle path might lead to a tunnel, through the Malverns. Thought I might go and see if I can find it.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Most of the rabbits were feeding near the Mark holes, which were close beside the field, concealed among the trees and undergrowth bordering a lonely bridle path. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the copse, the bridle path joined up with a moon-cratered track. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Back on the bridle path. I can show you if you want.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The stile at the mouth of Kingfisher Meadows is the source of the bridle path. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Where the bridle path officially ends is miles less clear. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Campion meant the crossing point of the two bridle paths, which was about fifty yards away, among the trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was a pruney man in a turquoise smock, about twenty paces up the bridle path. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I hid till the tractor was headed away from the bridle path. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He followed Woundwort through the undergrowth and into the shade of the bridle path. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The very first stretch of the bridle path is no mystery at all. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z If a bridle path goes through a farmyard it can't be private but farmyards definitely don't feel public. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z This half path snaked off the bridle path right where we were. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I carried on up the bridle path, out of the copse. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Round the other side of the conker tree, I looked at what lay up the bridle path. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The adjoining parks, which opened in 1927, offer hiking trails, mountain bike paths and bridle paths. Leaf Peeping Is Not Canceled: 6 Drives and Hikes to Try This Fall 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Heavy stone bridges connected opposite banks or bridle paths with walkways. Review | Japanese artist’s ephemeral fogscapes transform Boston’s Emerald Necklace 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Her body, with 34 stab wounds, was later found by a fisherman on the bridle paths near Horsetail Lake, prosecutors said. Trial begins in 1981 murder of deaf teen 2011-11-16T03:53:00Z In many ways it was still a sleepy Southern town, crisscrossed with bridle paths, on which she rode horses with her father. Nancy Clark Reynolds, a Player in Reagan’s Washington, Dies at 94 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Yes, Bette Davis worked nearby, at Warner Brothers; yes, she lived not far away and rode her horse along the bridle paths; and yes, she’s buried up the hill in Forest Lawn. Griffith Park is named for a guy who shot his wife — and other true stories of L.A. parks 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper later reported that Byron was flying in a helicopter when he got caught in a downdraft, forcing him to land on a bridle path where Ms. Mimieux was horseback riding. Yvette Mimieux, radiant actress who starred in ‘The Time Machine,’ dies at 80 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Locals say the coal mining company now wants to install a bridle path instead. Villagers 'furious' over road closed since 1997 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z There were also tennis courts and a bridle path. The Woman Who Invented Augusta National 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The nearest bus stop is half a mile away, down an unlit bridle path. Living on a new-build - stranded without a car 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z There’s a two-mile entry drive and driveway with stone posts and retaining walls, gardens, and 40 miles of mountain roads and bridle paths. Mountaintop estate named to national historic register 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Down bridle paths, ancient roads, walkways and thruways. On the Unsettling Allure of ‘Watership Down’ 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The Rolex Central Park Horse Show is meant to bring horses back to a city and a park with bridle paths that were once frequently used for riding. A Real-Life Black Beauty Is Cashing In on His Looks 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z As the club’s prospects dwindled, Jones and Roberts pared down their plan: no tennis courts, no bridle paths, no second golf course. The Woman Who Invented Augusta National 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z It’s just beyond the bridle path that so many horses trod along each day. Development question riles neighbors in rural Marion County 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z For the first mile, on a rare sunny day, the way was sheltered on a bridle path through pretty woodland. Go on a Haunting Horseback Safari on the English Moors 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The Central Park Conservancy has raised “significant concerns” about the impact of the proposal, including the increased traffic from horses on park drives, the bridle path and transverse roads. Mayor Bill de Blasio Seeks to Build Support for Horse-Carriage Bill as Vote Nears 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z She did not hop out of bed before 5 a.m. to meet her running group for an hourlong run around Central Park’s bridle path. Under Mary Wittenberg, The New York City Marathon Is Thriving. So What’s the Problem? 2012-10-13T18:44:52Z Perhaps no more so than when high school runners encounter horseback riders straying from the park’s bridle path and blocking the racecourse in the back hills. For New York Cross-Country Runners, a Century of Testing Runners’ Speed and Spirit 2012-10-12T16:01:37Z “I was going at a leisurely gait over the mountain road or bridle path that led from Marysville to Rush Creek,” said Capt. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z A road over which a heavy stagecoach could travel was a big advance over the bridle paths and "rolling roads" of the preceding century. How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation 2012-03-16T02:00:20.963Z Sturdy Jean Boulot mounted his horse, and supporting the marquise in front of him, made with all speed by the bridle path for Montbazon. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The line is already marked out, and follows pretty closely the present bridle path. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Some frightful bits of way—narrow bridle paths up and down very steep places, in one place a very narrow ridge to cross, with precipices on either side. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The team pointed out half-erased bridle paths, fieldstone walls, drainage ditches and ponds from Tiffany’s time, comparing them with vintage photos in the Met catalog. | Long Island: Louis Comfort Tiffany?s Paintings Displayed on Long Island 2011-12-24T03:30:19Z The pioneers found that these trails, with a little straightening, often followed the best possible routes for bridle paths or wagon roads. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The truck had to make a detour onto former bridle paths, and the upright statue in back just cleared a few stone arches. Statue of Fred Lebow Arrives at Marathon?s Finish Line 2011-11-02T00:56:11Z Most of the roads were mere bridle paths, and in many parts there were no roads of any kind. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z By this time she had ceased her rapid gait and had come to the bridle path which led along the far side of Rainbow creek. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z Suddenly we heard sound of hoofs, and saw approaching us along a bridle path two armed and mounted horsemen. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z My route lay along the banks of the river, and across the prairies; the common road being by a bridle path, through the woods, and never successfully travelled, but with the greatest care and watchfulness. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Down into this the bridle path over the kotal wound, looking like a mere crack in a wall. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z There were no stage coaches in the land,—merely a bridle path led from New York to Philadelphia,—and a printing press throughout the colonies was a raree-show. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z Central Park is laced with bridle paths and dotted with pastures, and its plants were once fertilized with manure. Central Park, Made for Horses, Will Again Offer Them a Home 2011-05-04T01:50:02Z For him it lit a bridle path into byways of the unknown—into the highway of the impossible. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z It was little more than a bridle path, being intended for pack horses and foot travelers, though it was possible to follow it in a wagon. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Those of the shires bordering Wales were no better than bridle paths, generally following the routes of ancient British trackways, regardless of ups and downs. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z There was a bridle path through the thicket, and that would lead us out to the high road to Bobr. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z When nearly abreast of the latter place, the road we were pursuing ran out, or rather into a bridle path; and my little troop had to stretch out into “twos.” The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Indeed, a more satisfactory pasture could not have been found for them, except for the fact that an over-used auto-road “unfenced” that side of it next the bridle path. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z "Could not a bridle path be made through the woods to carry provisions overland from Little York to Penetang?" suggested the Chaplain. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Golfers are drawn to the 1,476-acre Bethpage State Park, as are those interested in the tennis courts, playgrounds, bridle paths, and hiking, biking and cross-country skiing trails. | Farmingdale Village, L.I.: For First-Time Buyers Drawn to Yesteryear 2011-01-28T19:14:48Z "I wish you were going, sire," she said politely, as he walked beside the horses to the end of the bridle path. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z There were roads and bridle paths going in every direction. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z To him came the memory, as if from some far-away day, of the alone-ness in the midst of city throngs which had kept him loping his piebald over park bridle paths. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z And indeed, when we reached a turn in the bridle path, and looked up the ravine down whose rugged centre the other road descended tortuously, a terrible sight met our astonished eyes. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z He said he first took the footpath in 1937, after a policeman told him to stop running on the bridle path just below the footpath because he was disturbing the horses. Joggers Honor Alberto Arroyo, Central Park Legend 2010-03-29T04:00:00Z In 1935 he went to New York, where he started using the bridle path below the reservoir to train for fights as a bantamweight boxer. Alberto Arroyo, Pioneering Jogger, Dies at 94 2010-03-27T01:29:00Z “Why, in Central Park,” she answers, “on the bridle path.” Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher And there were so many unexpected turns along the park bridle paths and such whizzing of cars and shrieking of sirens. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z To be safe from the ladies of the neighbourhood, he had left all the roads without repair, save only a few bridle paths. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Well, here at last, Galbraith," he said, "is an end to this bridle path, as you call it. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency These include equestrian facilities, bridle paths and nature walks, as well as the model farm. Frying Pan Farm Our road was by a bridle path over the same stony country, through thick woods. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The bridle path spilled into a pool of shadows at the bottom of a gorge; granite walls rolled back from trail-side. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Great houses, the Sherrill house among them, here face the Drive, the bridle path, the strip of park, and the wide stone esplanade which edges the lake. The Indian Drum Then I will ask to stay for the night.” 204But the woods grew denser, and the road became but a narrow bridle path. A Daughter of the Union We walked a great deal in the beautiful country round Darmstadt, and I sometimes rode over the miles of charming bridle paths. Confessions of an Opera Singer A bridle path threaded the garden here, affording a considerable short cut up from the river drift, and the horseman now advancing along this had come out through the quince hedge almost upon them. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Willingly enough he waited for the black mare where the bridle path again became winding. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Pushing through a hidden gate in a hedge they came to a bridle path over which tall trees draped their branches. A Yankee Flier in Italy Soon leaving the main road, we branched off by narrow bridle paths, and cross cuts of the post route: four relays, and as many fresh guides, carried me to a place called Tepetitlan. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The creek was shallow and fordable, but to reach the crossing it was necessary to follow a dizzy bridle path steeply downward and in single file, between thick growing saplings and laurel. The Portal of Dreams Only foot or bridle paths existed between populous points along the coast in those days. The Pearl of India Through the scattered trees that fringe the park and across the bridle path led the steer. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He was eager to work his way down the bridle path before darkness settled completely. A Yankee Flier in Italy There's a bridle path over the bluff a mile or so out, where you can ride a horse down and go up the river in the bottom. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas We four went on a little way beyond the village and turned into a bridle path across the open fields. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium Marching by roads unfrequently traversed, and bridle paths, he would have kept his motions perfectly secret but for a system of communicating intelligence adopted about this time, by the Home-guards of Southern Kentucky. History of Morgan's Cavalry When he’s able to ride make for the bridle path and home. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Stan kept under cover until he located the bridle path leading over the ridge. A Yankee Flier in Italy It was Colonel Everard's favourite bridle path, which naturally prevented repairs upon it. The Wishing Moon Beyond that there will scarcely be bridle paths, so a horse will be in your way. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The men could reach the river bank only by a narrow bridle path which admitted only one man at a time. History of Morgan's Cavalry He concluded that they had cut for the nearest bridle path to avoid any such accounting to the park authorities as had been exacted after last evening’s irregularities. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He dropped from his gate on the inner side and taking a bridle path through a pine-wood was presently out upon the moorland behind his former home. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman The Vera Cruz highway clung to the mountain side, but the Contra Guerrillas took a venturesome little bridle path which dropped abruptly down into the rich valley of a thousand or more feet below. The Missourian A bridle path led through the wilderness to this place, from Philadelphia, a distance of a hundred and twenty miles. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series The adjacent passes of Misurina and the Monte Croce are no better, and the defiles to the east contain little more than bridle paths. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Simeon Saylor lives several hundred yards up the creek from where the Salt Trace Trail, the bridle path to Harlan, leaves the main road. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight A wild way—through the forest and over the brook; a good bridle path, but no better. Say and Seal, Volume II Then, good company enough one for the other, though with eyes ever on the watch, they proceeded along tortuous bridle paths until twilight, meeting no one. The Missourian Bonwit Boulevard, beautifully laid out, shaded with elms, with a grass path in the middle, two oiled drives, and with a bridle path on one side, was one of the finest highways in the state. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air It stands half a mile from the road to the south-west of the church, approached by a rough bridle path. Highways and Byways in Surrey The prettiest snow-bird's nest I ever saw was built beside the Crawford bridle path, on Mount Clinton, just before the path comes out of the woods at the top. Birds in the Bush Road, there was none; only a sort of bridle path, very heavy with mud, and overgrown with great hawser-like creepers, indicated a way along which we trudged. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 Remounting, the brigands pursued their way up a steep bridle path, their destination a strong castle, perched high on a spur of the mountain. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) Caroline walked ahead, her chin well up, her nose sniffing pleasurably the unaccustomed asphalt, the fresh damp of the river, and the watered bridle path. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. There must be a way—a bridle path, if nothing better—and, if we must, we can push straight through the timber; there doesn’t seem to be any fences. In Her Own Right It was a rocky and difficult climb, and I soon regretted that I had not taken the bridle path to Glasnabinnie and made my way boldly up the bed of the burn. The Mystery of the Green Ray Both Mary and Martha had learned to ride while at home, using the bridle path in Central Park, so they felt at home when galloping over the plains. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up I have met gates of this annoying description on bridle paths on which the public have a right-of-way. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. The only roads were bridle paths from house to house, and these were indicated by notches cut in trees—"blazed roads." The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad A road or bridle path is being constructed between Akureyri and Reykjavik, and some 20 miles is already roughly made, although it will probably take years to complete. A Girl's Ride in Iceland A bridle path then led past the door and joined a road that was a short cut into Westhaven. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest She came to the break in the canyon after an age, and rode through it, down across the bed of the river, over the narrow bridle path that led to the Catherson cabin. The Range Boss She should hack him along quiet roads and bridle paths and learn to open gates and go through them nicely, always shutting them after her. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. After a time we turned into a bridle path and rode some miles through a dense forest. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude The rain was sweeping against the windows; yet, in imagination, Violet was cantering through one of the bridle paths in the Park, with Gerald at her side, when Mrs. Farrington came into the room. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen We stop at the old road-house, stay all night, and next morning take the bridle path with the funny pack-horses and climb to the first mountain top, still following the little stream. The Root of Evil And then, with a last smile, Ruth 70 rode down the bridle path homeward, pleasure and pity mingling in her eyes. The Range Boss Three forest bridle paths ran west, east, and south from this blackened clearing. Special Messenger Her clear, pale cheeks bore an unwonted flush and her eyes were dancing when she came face to face with Starr Wiley around a bend in the bridle path. The Fifth Ace I doubt if he'd have been surprised if some day he had come upon a burning bush along one of the bridle paths of his circuit. A Circuit Rider's Wife Their course had taken them into the woods on the further side of the bridle path. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving She was sitting on a bench when she saw Mr. Long coming briskly along the bridle path on a beautiful bay horse. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge A moment later the Confederate cavalry swept through the clearing at a trot—a jaunty, gray column, riding two abreast, then falling into single file as they entered the bridle path at a canter. Special Messenger Stuart and Stonewall Jackson, staff behind them, pursued a span-wide bridle path, overarched by dogwood and Judas tree. The Long Roll I missed him when I looked down the bridle path into the valley, and I missed him when I looked at the stars. A Circuit Rider's Wife At last we branched off into what I guess was a sort of bridle path. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving From the Inn, too, another romantic bridle path leads to Indian Henry's famous Hunting Ground, equally convenient as a base of adventure. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' Archie's knowledge of horses had been gained by cautious riding in park bridle paths with a groom, but to confess this would be only to increase the wrath and arouse the suspicions of the farmer. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! I left Romney, sir, yesterday morning, and I came by bridle paths through the mountains. The Long Roll “Yonder is an answer to that question, which settles it for us,” said Glumm quietly, pointing to a ridge on the right of the bridle path, which rose high above the tree tops. Erling the Bold A little more than a mile along the road he turned sharply to the right and began climbing a steep and narrow bridle path which joined the mountain road, half-way up to La Turbie. The Angel of Terror The arrangements proposed by Julianillo were now concluded; and, followed by Don Domingo, he led the way down a road, or bridle path rather, which branched off to the right. The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition The preacher remembered that at a little distance beyond the road ran through a swamp but that a bridle path wound around it. The Kentucky Ranger Within a mile or so of the town, Master Putnam said, "here is the place" and led the way into a bridle path that ran into the woods. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem Saying this the reckless youth sallied forth with the spear or leister on his shoulder, and took the narrow bridle path leading up the glen. Erling the Bold At this moment Charles Ashton, with Ada and Lucy Mornington, emerged from a bridle path through the woods that separated Elm Grove from Ashton Park. Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma Boldly the bridegroom on his grandly caparisoned steed dashed forward to check the frightened animal, but his war-horse missing its footing on the narrow bridle path fell over a precipice carrying its master with it. Legends of the Rhine A group of equestrians passed along the bridle path on the opposite side of the lagoon. Gigolo The postmaster had ordered a carriage, which, however, could only take us two miles on our road, for this ceased at that distance, and only a bad bridle path led onward to Italy. Dross Thus the English boats glided towards the little bridle path that led up to the rear of the city. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Caroline walked ahead, her chin well up, her nose sniffing pleasurably the unaccustomed asphalt, the fresh damp of the river and the watered bridle path. While Caroline Was Growing But it was still more tantalizing to watch the saddle-horses canter past in the soft bridle path on the other side of the roadway. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle No one suspected anything; they had come by the bridle path.—Every door? By What Authority? He had posted a letter; and, after a hurried breakfast at the hotel, he had set off half an hour ago by the bridle path to the Col di Finestra, alone and on foot. Dross Tiny trails deviated from the bridle path at intervals, weaving their way out of sight into the drugged depths of the plantations. The Plunderer There were no corduroys across the swamps, no bridges over the streams and the way was blocked for miles upon miles by the unpruned forest, through which a bridle path was the only route. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 The bridle path was not to be found. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett She saw him turn into the bridle path that led to Priesthope. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron "Then good night, lovely Blossom," he called gaily while he turned back into the bridle path which led like a frayed white seam over the pasture. The Miller Of Old Church Though the air was heavy out in the bridle path, it compared to the shut-in pool like a breath from out-of-doors. The Plunderer A bridle path, more direct than the road, ran close beside the thorn bushes, and there, half hidden in branches and leaves, lay something—something that had once been human and living. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 2 A Novel The road, at best, was an indifferent bridle path, and at worst, a blind labyrinth of seldom trodden ways in the woods. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett Jean, taking the bridle path over the hills, had come upon a band of workers. The Tin Soldier At this her rustic pride came suddenly between them, and withdrawing her arm from his clasp, she stepped out of the bridle path into the wet orchard grass that surrounded them. The Miller Of Old Church Higgins, the engineer, kicked deeply into the black dirt of the bridle path. The Plunderer When they reached a spot in the pass where a bridle path diverged Gamechick halted, putting his nose to the ground as he stepped about and then throwing back his head in disappointment. Betty at Fort Blizzard He checked the horse, rose in his stirrups, turning his head to prospect a green nook near the bridle path, when, crack! whiz! and a bullet grazed his left ear. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett When roving in the higher Alps, in regions where the roads are but bridle paths, the tourist may find in the most unpretending hotel a telegraph office. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum "You've warned us off your land, so I'll trouble you to keep to the turnpike and avoid the bridle path that passes my pasture." The Miller Of Old Church A great portion of the way there was only a bridle path to follow through the woods, and this was frequently obstructed by fallen trees. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales It stretches unbrokenly down to Gusinje, and the bridle path which traverses it is the border line between the two countries. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro The next day, while riding along a secluded bridle path some miles from Dornlitz, I came upon a woman leading a badly-limping horse. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars Almost as she said the words a voice was heard whistling at a little distance—they were now out of the wood on a rough bridle path. Us An Old Fashioned Story A little while longer and the road that they were travelling became nothing more than a bridle path. The Girl of the Golden West He called Morris up to him presently as they emerged from one of the bridle paths on to a kind of lane where two could ride abreast. The King's Achievement For the passion of life which to Brian's fancy haunted the highway, Kenny had delightful substitute, fairies quaffing nectar from flower-cups of dew or riding bridle paths of cloud on bits of straw. Kenny We entered the Park by a narrow gate opening on a bridle path leading to one of the private doors of the Palace. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars Around the worst part of this swamp wound a bridle path, by which Mr. Cartwright determined to escape his tormentors, who would be compelled to take the road straight through the swamp. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made He shook himself presently, and set Mutineer at a sharp canter round the larger circle of the bridle path. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Ride back, the two of you, and take the bridle path that will carry you to Fair View by way of the upper bridge. Audrey Riders, caught in the shower and standing by the sheltered sides of trees for protection, took again to the bridle paths. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front As he rode along he liked to watch the broad winding bridle path with its bobbing procession of riders that kept appearing before him under the tall spreading trees. His Family It was no mere pleasure canter along smoothly graded bridle paths or well-kept country highways that these men rode. When A Man's A Man A bridle path wound through the undergrowth and between the trees, and this they followed. The Elephant God There was one direction which she had not tried, and it lay along a bridle path, but whether north or south or east or west she was utterly unable to determine. The Common Law Travelling was becoming increasingly difficult and trying as they mounted into higher regions, and the roads became mere bridle paths, often encumbered with snow drifts, and difficult to traverse. Tom Tufton's Travels Coming into the bridle path, and observing that it ran in the right direction, he followed it. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Sometimes the head of the column would lose its way, and during the time it was hunting its way back to the lost bridle path, was about the only rest we got. History of Kershaw's Brigade There was a full moon, and Mr. Barter walked to the bridle path with his friends, who climbed it to join the road. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts I could distinguish the narrow bridle path by my feet, and knew I would be less conspicuous out of the saddle. Love under Fire The same year that the land office was opened, it was enacted that the bridle path across the mountains should be chopped out and made into a rough wagon road. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 With long, slow, thoughtful strides Greatorex returned along the bridle path to his house. The Three Sisters The three servants returned as they had come, by way of the bridle path along the wall. The Man from Brodney's Mr. Barter and his wife often heard the horse’s hoofs later, though he doubts if any one but B. had ever ridden the bridle path. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts A bridle path ran along at the foot of the hills. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War The mountain is encircled with well-made roads, winding among the forests, and picturesque bridle paths. Modern India Out there, in the bridle path leading from the high road to the farm, the cart had stopped. The Three Sisters Two men started out from the roadside, or rather from one side of the bridle path for there was no road, and advanced to meet him with drawn revolvers. Cast Upon the Breakers The house was on a spur of the hill, three or four hundred yards under the only road, with which it communicated by a “bridle path,” never used by horsemen. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Turning his horse back along the trail he had come, he retraced his way until he reached a narrow bridle path that led toward the southwest. The Mad King Parts of the country away from the coasts are reached by bridle paths; but the roads outside the cities and towns are impassable during the rainy season. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades He walked with her down the bridle path to the gate. The Three Sisters "There's not a tree in this wood I don't remember," he said, looking about him as we scrambled up the bridle path. The Four Faces A Mystery He loitered with two dogs, smoking a cigar, and just as he turned to go home, he heard a horse’s hoofs coming down the bridle path. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts The road turned toward a bridge, and on the other side of the bridge degenerated into a rough and stony bridle path, giving access to two gray farms beneath the western fell. The Case of Richard Meynell Sometimes there is only a bridle path or trail overgrown with tangled vegetation, and crossed by streams without bridges. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades A hard and stiff climb it was, up a bridle path with far more resemblance to a staircase than a road. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal A gentleman of my acquaintance, passing along a bridle path, observed a mouse running backwards and forwards, upon a fallen log, as if in great terror. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians That path ended in a precipice; a footpath led into the bridle path from Mr. Barter’s house. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts As soon as possible a number of men were started out through the mountains, to cover even the bridle paths and trails seldom used. Jack of the Pony Express Sometimes he uses it to cut a way for himself and pony through the forest, or on the bridle paths overgrown with plants and vines after the rainy season. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades Stepping quietly along a bridle path he soon came within earshot of the station. The Short Line War Too restless to submit to a state of passive expectation, Iris proposed to follow the bridle path through the wood for a little way, and to return if she failed to see anything of Arthur. Blind Love Mr. Barter dashed up the bank, the earth thrown up in making the bridle path crumbled under him, he fell, scrambled on, reached the bridle path where the group had stopped, and found nobody. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts At so early an hour, he had the bridle path for the most part to himself. The Call of the Cumberlands No answering flame burned in his heart as it had burned that evening by the bridle path in Jackson Park when she had expounded another idea. Windy McPherson's Son After going some distance he found a bridle path, and soon saw the river road before him. The Short Line War Greatly daring, they would follow green bridle paths through primrose studded undergrowths, or wander waist deep in the bracken of beech woods. The History of Mr. Polly In buoyant spirit the Hon. Charles Norton rode up the bridle path leading through the Langdon plantation to the old antebellum homestead which, on a shaded knoll, overlooked the winding waters of the Pearl River. A Gentleman from Mississippi As he went on along the narrow bridle path, under the magnificent boughs, his countenance was brighter and more joyous, and he broke once or twice into a song. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier Sue was generous, but she was not now the Sue of the bridle path in Jackson Park in Chicago or the Sue who had tried to remake the world by raising fallen women. Windy McPherson's Son Yonder, where rises the cross of stone, our journey along the highway ends, And over the fields, by a bridle path, down into the broad green valley descends. The Golden Legend The deadened gallop of a horse on the bridle path caught his ear. The Green Mouse The road forks at Gabas, and becomes no longer anything but a bridle path, the right branch leading to the plateau, the other passing by the Broussette valley, across the Spanish frontier, to Panticosa. Twixt France and Spain Outside of the few scattered communities in the different colonies there was an almost unbroken wilderness, with few wagon roads and in places only a bridle path. The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution Then in the evening, he came suddenly upon Sue riding a spirited black horse in a bridle path at the upper end of the park. Windy McPherson's Son From Subligna I sent Major Wells of my staff with a regiment over the mountain by a bridle path, to inform General Sherman of our progress. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Day after day, exhausted with the practice drill of his profession, he walked to the Park and took his seat on the bench by the bridle path. The Green Mouse Thereafter I made it my business to pass the lady on the bridle path day after day. The Secrets of the German War Office There's the afternoon for that, and the morning for the bridle paths. Cytherea I spend most of my time in riding in the forests, or along the bridle path which trails along the height, among grass and frame-houses, almost smothered by trees and trailers. The Hawaiian Archipelago Their tent and camp utensils were borne by the pack horse, so they struck into a narrow bridle path over the hills to the southward. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch There was, however, a bridle path that ran over the hill at the back of Mooifontein, and for this she shaped her course. Jess Every day I made it my business to take a two-hour canter along the bridle path. The Secrets of the German War Office My uncle, having gone by the bridle path, had not met her, and I was only beginning to return to my senses. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Three miles from Belle Plain he entered a bridle path that led toward the river; he was now traversing a part of the Quintard tract. The Prodigal Judge "Twenty-four miles by the bridle path across the hills." The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus Riders were disappearing into the green shade of the bridle paths; girls in white, demanding tea, came up the shallow steps. Harriet and the Piper The next morning I was on the bridle path at the same hour. The Secrets of the German War Office She stopped to watch two girls on horseback gallop along the bridle path. Jane Allen, Junior There were no riders on the bridle path now, and the long line of motor cars parked by the clubhouse doors began to move and shift and lessen. The Heart of Rachael Following a kind of bridle path, however, we are soon amid the groves of olive and other trees, while the horses plod their slow way beside the brook. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Ah, sir, here is a bridle path leading to the right. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide Last to fly, and first to rally, Rode he of whom I speak, When, groaning in his bridle path, Sank down like a wounded Greek. Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier They were hurrying and silent, only the light tread of crackling leaves on the bridle path accompanying the grave little procession. Jane Allen, Junior There, where he had scrambled down, a bridle path led now. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan There were few good roads, sometimes none at all save bridle paths and trails. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest The river seemed deserted: no horsemen spurred Along the bridle path on the shore; the boats were few and far between, and held only servants or Indians or very old men. To Have and to Hold The master, on his way to the schoolroom that morning, had found a few woodmen and charcoal burners lounging on the bridle path that led from the main road. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories The bridle paths are strewn with them, and the children collect them in heaps to decay for manure. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan "Miss Elinor thought—there are bridle paths near the riding academy." A Poor Wise Man He came winding down the bridle path with the dawn glittering on the side of Satan, and a dark, swift form spiriting on ahead. The Seventh Man It was a lovely moonlight night, and we shortened the distance considerably by taking the bridle path over the moor. The Black Robe There were always loungers on the bridle path at the opening and closing of school, and the vaquero, who now always accompanied her, became an object of envy. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories I begin to pride myself on knowing every road and lane, every bridle path and foot-way for miles about. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Yonder, where rises the cross of stone, our journey along the highway ends, And over the fields, by a bridle path, down into the broad green valley descends. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow There was only one bridle path which wound through the gulch here, and the three concealed themselves behind a thicket of sagebrush to wait. The Seventh Man In summer the only road was a bridle path. The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers But a faint cheer from the bridle path satisfied him, and the next moment a little retinue swept by the window, and he understood. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories Crossing the creek he took to the cover of the willows, which grew profusely along the banks, and striking a sort of bridle path he started on a run. Betty Zane Nevertheless, it was with some anxiety the next morning he heard the sound of hoofs on the rocky bridle path leading to the schoolhouse. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories |
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