Charge of the Light (lrish) Brigade '"Southward Ho - Here we go! O'er the wave onward..."] (source? 1860?, quoted Hamilton, p.31.)
"The Two Hundred" Mechanical Engineers in Dublin, 1865
["Half-past nine, August three, Half-past nine - onward..."] ("W.S." [William Smith/"Billy Scribble"?], 1865, quoted Hamilton, p.31.)
The Half Hundred (of Coals)
["Up the stairs, up the stairs, up the stairs, onward..."] (James Bruton, Stratford on Avon Herald, date?)
The Doctor's Heavy Brigade
["Terrors to the right of them! Terrors to the left of them! Terrors in front of them! Hell itself plundered!..."] (The Scotsman, c.1874.)
The Charge of the Black Brigade, 1868
["Half a day, half a day, sped the clocks onward..."] (Punch, 1868.)
At the Magdalen Ground
[""Balls to the right of me! Balls to the left of me! Balls, too, in front of me..."] (From Lays of Modern Oxford, 1874.)
Charge of the Fair Brigade
["Half a league, half a league, half a league onward, all on the underground line..."] (Daily News, 1878.)
The Charge of the "Bustle"
["Forward the Big Bustle! Down the long street rustle, sweeping the street Arab into the gutter..."] (Judy, 1872.)
On the Six Hundredth Representation of "Our Boys" at the Vaudeville Theatre
["Prophets to right of us, prophets to left of us, prophets in front of us, volleyed and thundered!..."] (Robert Reece, Vaudeville Theatre, c.1877.)
The Vote of Six Millions
["Ring out your battle cry - Vote us our war supply, this we must do or die - vote the six millions...] (The Globe", date?)
The Charge of the "Rad" Brigade
["By the League, by the League, by the League onward..."] (J. Arthur Elliott, 1882.)
A Lay of the Law Courts
["Up the stairs, down the stairs, farther and farther yet; here we come out of breath, flustered and sundered..."] (Funny Folks, 1883.)
The Latest Charge (against Mr. Biggar, M.P., for Breach of Promise of Marriage)
["On their legs, on their legs, all with face pale as death rose the Six hundred..."] (Funny Folks, 1884.)
The Charge of the Gownsmen at the Anti-Tobacco Lecture
["To the 'Star,' through the 'Star,' up the 'Star' staircase - - into the Assembly Room, crowded the Gownsmen..."] (Oxford, c.1864.)
The Charge of the Light Ballet
["Half a leg, half a leg, half a leg onward, all before the foot-lights danced the one hundred..."] (The Carbonate Chronicle, Leadville, Colorado, 1883.)
The Charge - When can their glory fade
["When can their glory fade, if from the Light Brigade when ONE is sundered, two will his place supply, ready to multiply still the Six Hundred?"..."] (Funny Folks", n.d.)
Tragic Episode in an Omnibus
["Half a yard, half a yard, half a yard onward, all through that narrow way, gasping and out of breath, yet never ponder'd..."] (Jones and Piggott, Cribbings from the Poets, 1883)
The "Light" Cavalier's Charge
["With half a score, half a score, half a score rings bedight, through the great lecture room staggered Professor Light..."]
The Charge of the Court Brigade, 1874
[Half a yard - half a yard - half onward, through the first crush-room pressed the Four Hundred..."] (Punch, 1874)
The Battle of Bartlemy's, 1875
["Snowballs to right of them, snowballs to left of them, snowballs in front of them, shattered and sundered..." ] (Funny Folks, 1875.)
Charge of the Light Brigade at the Alexandra Palace Banquet, 1875
["Paying sight! Left and right, crowds pressing onward, - sharp Alexandra Board dines the Two Hundred!..."] (Punch, 1875.)
On the Rink, 1876
["Half a mile, half a mile, half a mile onward, on to the skating rink came the fair trio..."] (The Figaro, 1876.)
"Half a Duck! Half a Duck!"
["Half a duck, half a duck, guests do not shirk ye; eat, 'tis the Christmas luck, eat a whole turkey!"... ] (Judy, 1884.)
Advert for Gant's Tea, "Half a League, Half a League!"
["Half a League! Half a league! Half a league onward! Into Gant's tea shop walk many hundred..."] (quoted Hamilton, p.185, n.d.)
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