The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-03-28
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THE CHARGE OF THE HEAVY
. BRIGADE.*
Balaklava, October 20, 1854.
By ALFRED TENNYsoN.
The charge Of the gallant Three Hundred, tn,
Heavy Brigadel
Down the hill. down the hill, thousands o.
Russians,
Thousands of horsemcn drew to the valley
and stayed;
For Scarlet and scarlett's Three Hundred
were riding by,
When the points of the Russian lances brok,
on the sky;
And he called "Left wheel into line!" and the,
wheeled and obeyed,
Then he looked at the host that had halted
he knew not Why,
And he turned half round, and he bade hi
trumpeter sound
ITO the charged and he rode on ahead, as b,
waved his blade
To the gallant Three Hundred, whose glor,
will never die.
"Follow and up the hill!"
Up the hill. up the hill, followed tAe HEAVY
Brigade.
The trumpet, the gsllop, the charge. and th'
might Of the fghtl
Down the hill, slowly, thousands of Russianl
Drew to the valley. and halted at last on tb.
height
With wing pushed out to the left, and wing
to the right.
But Scarlett was far on ahead, and he dashed
up alone
Through the great gray slope OF men;
And he whirled his saber, he held his own,
Like an Englishman there and then.
And the three that were nearest him followed
him with force.
Wedged themselves in between horse and horse.
Fought for their lives in the narrow gap they
had made.
Four amid thousands; and up the hill. up
the hill e.
4slloped the gallant Three Hundred, the
Heavy Brigade.
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Burst like thunderbolt,
Crashed like hurricane,
Broke through the mass from below,
Drove through the midst Of the foe.
Plunged up and down. to and fro.
Rode flashing blow upon blow.
Brave Enniskillens and Greys,
Whirling their sabers in circles of light,
And some of US. all in amaze.
Who were held for awhile from the fight.
And were only standing at gaze.
When the dark.mufied Russian crowd
Folded its wings from the left and the right.
And rolled them around like a cloud
OH mad for the charge and the battle were
we
When our good red coats sank from
sight,
Like drops of blood in dark gray sea;
md we turned to each other, muttering, all
dismaysd.
Lost are the gallant Three Hundred. the
Heavy Brigadel"
But they rode. like victors and lords.
Through the forests of lauoes aud swordsl
In the heart of the Russian hordes
They rode. or they sto5d at bay;
Struck with the sword-hand aud slew;
Down with the bride hand drew
The foe from the saddle, and threw
Underfoot there in the fray;
.aged like storm, or stood like rock
In the wave Of stormy day;
ill suddenly. shock upon shock.
Staggered the mass from without;
For our men galloped up with cheer and
shout,
md the Russians surgsd, and wavered and
reeled
Jp the hill, up the hill, up the hill, out of the
field,
Over the brow and away.
".
slory to each and to all. and the charge that
they made!
alory to all the Three Hundred. the Heavy
Brigadel
#The three hundred of the Heavy Brigade
rho mads the famous charge were the Scots
'reys and the second squadron of the Ennis
.illens, the remainder of the Heavy Brigade
dashins up to their support. The
hree were Elliott, scsrlest's aid dc camp. who
lad been riding by his side, and the trumpeter
md shegog, the orderly, who had been close
,ehind him.