John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6766 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6766 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them. . . . . . Into the jaws of death, 1 Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Charge of the Light Brigade. Stanza 3. |
| Note 1. Jaws of death.—Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, act iii. sc. 4. Du Bartas: Weekes and Workes, day i. part 4. [back] |