. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. l-low, like bandogs after a wounded bull,to worry and annoy. The smoke slowly drifts away, disclos-ing a scene of ruin and triumph. The defeated onesare fleeing in all directions. Trumpets blare forththe news of victory, and triumphant shouts least-injured and swiftest skirmishers dashoff in pursuit of the flying, while others gatherbeside some foundering vessel mortally rammedin the fight. In the distance one of the largest galleys is a roaring mass of flames, her oar-portsspouting hundreds of jets of flame,
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. l-low, like bandogs after a wounded bull,to worry and annoy. The smoke slowly drifts away, disclos-ing a scene of ruin and triumph. The defeated onesare fleeing in all directions. Trumpets blare forththe news of victory, and triumphant shouts least-injured and swiftest skirmishers dashoff in pursuit of the flying, while others gatherbeside some foundering vessel mortally rammedin the fight. In the distance one of the largest galleys is a roaring mass of flames, her oar-portsspouting hundreds of jets of flame, her blacksmoke a column against the setting of the night falls over the scene, and the starscome out, the victors draw together and sail forhome, where their captives, if rich, are ransomed,if poor, are sold as slaves or chained as rowersto their galley-benches, and the captured craft,if too damaged for use, are deprived of theirbows to grace a triumphal march, or to adornsome temple of war or public building, as we maysee in the Stairway of the Galleys which was. HAMILCARS STAIRWAY OF THE GALLEYS. constructed before Hamilcars palace at naval battles of those days were battlesof Titans afloat. The struggles were cf neces-sity hand to hand, in comparison with whichmodern naval engagements, where a few shotsfrom long-range guns decide the issue in as manyminutes, sink into insignificance.
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