Sacrifice of Angels Poem

bperkins

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Nov 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/9/97

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On 9 Nov 1997, Leonard M. Comaratta wrote:

> Does anyone know the title and author of the poem that the Chief and Bashir
> recited just before engaging the Cardassian/Dominion fleet?
>
> Could it be possible that the episode title refers to that or vice versa?
>
> Len
>
>
>
The title of the poem is "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

The author was Alfred Lord Tennyson.

you can find the full poem at http://www.magiclink.com/web/jody/charge.htm

Hiero Bosch

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Charge of the Light Brigade, where 600 soldiers are given wrong orders but
nonetheless a few survive the daunting odds to win. It happened during the
Crimean War. Interestingly enough, 600 ships were in the Fed fleet,

Leonard M. Comaratta

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Craig Zacker

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It's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennisball, er,
Tennyson.
Anybody remember "The Little Rascals" with Alfalfa reciting this while the
firecrackers go off in his back pocket?
=cz

1.
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 valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone 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.

3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

5.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.

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Emohawk

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The Poem was "Charge of the Light Brigade" and it's been a while, but I
believe Walt Whtiman wrote it.

Gary Harper

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Nov 10, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/10/97

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Leonard M. Comaratta <boss...@vt.edu> wrote in article
<645e2j$aqk$1...@solaris.cc.vt.edu>...
> Does anyone know the title and author of the poem that the Chief and
Bashir
> recited just before engaging the Cardassian/Dominion fleet?
>
> Could it be possible that the episode title refers to that or vice versa?
>
> Len
>

I believe it's the "Charge of the Light Brigade" - which didn't have a
happy ending for the Light Brigade itself - hence the "you don't want to
know" when the Chief was asked how it ended.