by-path
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They proceeded to the courtyard, where the duke mounted, and Graham, taking the bridle into his hand, took the horse away into a by-path that led to the hills.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
Along this by-path, and concealed behind the thick foliage of the orchards, the Mussulmans reached the mountain of Uhud before sunrise, without having been caught sight of by their foes.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne
Neither of them spoke, until they came to a by-path, leading across a waste field towards Henner Friser's premises.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
Leaving New Harbor, I crossed a by-path that conducted to the factory road.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
He passed his own dwelling without stopping, but hurried on, directing his steps to the north, through a by-path amidst the towering pines.
From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Roe, Azel Stevens
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