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Alfred Tennyson

The Charge of the Light Brigade

by Alfred Tennyson

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Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the...

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Alfred Tennyson

The Charge of the Heavy Brigade - an extract

by Alfred Tennyson

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[The charge of the gallant three hundred, the Heavy Brigade!]
Down the hill, down the hill, thousands of Russians,
Thousands of horsemen, drew to the valley - and stay'd;
For Scarlett and...

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