“Charge once more, then, and be dumb!
Let the victors, when they come,
When the forts of folly fall,
Find thy body by the wall.”

— Matthew Arnold , The Last Word

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The Last Word (1867)

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English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector… 1822–1888

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“Charge once more, then, and be dumb!
Let the victors, when they come,
When the forts of folly fall,
Find thy body by the wall.”