English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered At Oxford Easter Te
English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered At Oxford Easter Te
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All these he destroyed as he advanced, and at length found himself under the purple hills of Cintra and looking up into the Tagus. There lay gathered together the strength of the fighting naval force of Spain — fifty great galleons, already arrived, the largest war-ships which then floated on the ocean. Santa Cruz, the best officer in the Spanish navy, was himself in the to\yn and in 23^ ENGLISH SEAMEN [lect.
command. To venture a repetition of the Cadiz exploit in the face of such odds seemed ...too desperate even for Drake, but it was one of those occasions when the genius of a great commander sees more than ordinary eyes. He calculated, and, as was proved afterwards, calculated rightly, that the galleons would be half manned, or not manned at all, and crowded with landsmen bringing on board the stores. Their sides as they lay would be choked with hulks and lighters. They would be unable to get their anchors up, set their canvas, or stir from their moorings. Daring as Drake Avas known to be, no one would expect him to go with so small a force into the enemy's stronghold, and there would be no pre- parations to meet him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
All these he destroyed as he advanced, and at length found himself under the purple hills of Cintra and looking up into the Tagus. There lay gathered together the strength of the fighting naval force of Spain — fifty great galleons, already arrived, the largest war-ships which then floated on the ocean. Santa Cruz, the best officer in the Spanish navy, was himself in the to\yn and in 23^ ENGLISH SEAMEN [lect.
command. To venture a repetition of the Cadiz exploit in the face of such odds seemed ...too desperate even for Drake, but it was one of those occasions when the genius of a great commander sees more than ordinary eyes. He calculated, and, as was proved afterwards, calculated rightly, that the galleons would be half manned, or not manned at all, and crowded with landsmen bringing on board the stores. Their sides as they lay would be choked with hulks and lighters. They would be unable to get their anchors up, set their canvas, or stir from their moorings. Daring as Drake Avas known to be, no one would expect him to go with so small a force into the enemy's stronghold, and there would be no pre- parations to meet him.
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