The barge-dwellers, creatures neither of firm land nor water, would have liked to be more respectable than they were.

The stallion backed obediently out of the water and kept moving until the trio was on firm land.

Slowly the creature rose from the pool, dragging itself onto firm land.

More firm land out there than there is swampland.

And now, all in my own countree, I stood on the firm land!

Finally they reached the beach and jumped back onto firm land.

Despite this he felt real pleasure to be on firm land and went on, ignoring the fatigue.

Menolly approached the sands cautiously, making certain that she was stepping on firm land.

About a mile ahead of us, however, was what appeared to be a strip of firm land, and for this we steered.

He passed from the trembling bridge on to firm land again.