1854 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1854 in poetry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
— From "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, first published this year
'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldiers knew
- Some one had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
- Rode the six hundred.
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