China was in his eyes drifting from its ancient moorings, drifting on a sea of storms " to hideous ruin and combustion "; and the expedient that occurred to him to arrest the evil was to gather up and preserve the records of antiquity, illustrating and commending them by his own teachings. [Please select]
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The old boat was sailed back to her usual moorings. [Please select]
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He was vaguely conscious that he had for the first time actually encountered those strenuous elements which draw manhood from its moorings. [Please select]
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The very fact that deception was no longer necessary seemed to sweep her accustomed moorings from beneath her feet. [Please select]
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But it is hard to tear a village from its moorings. [Please select]
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One day, many years ago, a brig cast off from her moorings, and sailed from a British port for the Polar Seas. [Please select]
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At least the moorings were strong, for the logs were heavy and the current pulled heavily at them. [Please select]
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