Deeds That Won the Empire
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Suddenly the wind fell. With topmasts hanging over the side, andcanvas torn to ribbons, the _Arethusa_ lay shattered and moveless onthe sea. The shot-torn but loftier sails of the _Belle Poule_, however, yet held wind enough to drift her out of the reach of the_Arethusa's_ fire. Both ships were close under the French cliffs; butthe _Belle Poule_, like a broken-winged bird, struggled into a tinycove in the rocks, and nothing remained for the _Arethusa_ but to cutaway her wreckage, hoist what sai...l she could, and drag herself sullenlyback under jury-masts to the British fleet. But the story of that twohours' heroic fight maintained against such odds sent a thrill of grimexultation through Great Britain. Menaced by the combination of somany mighty states, while her sea-dogs were of this fighting temper, what had Great Britain to fear? In the streets of many a Britishseaport, and in many a British forecastle, the story of how theArethusa fought was sung in deep-throated chorus:-- "The fight was off the Frenchman's land; We forced them back upon their strand; For we fought till not a stick would stand Of the gallant _Arethusa_!" A fight even more dramatic in its character is that fought on August10, 1805, between the _Phoenix_ and the _Didon_.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Suddenly the wind fell. With topmasts hanging over the side, andcanvas torn to ribbons, the _Arethusa_ lay shattered and moveless onthe sea. The shot-torn but loftier sails of the _Belle Poule_, however, yet held wind enough to drift her out of the reach of the_Arethusa's_ fire. Both ships were close under the French cliffs; butthe _Belle Poule_, like a broken-winged bird, struggled into a tinycove in the rocks, and nothing remained for the _Arethusa_ but to cutaway her wreckage, hoist what sai...l she could, and drag herself sullenlyback under jury-masts to the British fleet. But the story of that twohours' heroic fight maintained against such odds sent a thrill of grimexultation through Great Britain. Menaced by the combination of somany mighty states, while her sea-dogs were of this fighting temper, what had Great Britain to fear? In the streets of many a Britishseaport, and in many a British forecastle, the story of how theArethusa fought was sung in deep-throated chorus:-- "The fight was off the Frenchman's land; We forced them back upon their strand; For we fought till not a stick would stand Of the gallant _Arethusa_!" A fight even more dramatic in its character is that fought on August10, 1805, between the _Phoenix_ and the _Didon_.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry), 1845-1928 to read onlineMoreLess
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