Lincoln Kirstein
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William Ernest Henley
English poet, critic and editor (1849-1903)
William Ernest Henleywas an English poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem “Invictus”.
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William Ernest Henleywas an English poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem “Invictus”. A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley was an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s character Long John Silver (Treasure Island, 1883), while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Barrie’s choice of the name Wendy for the heroine of his play Peter Pan (1904).
3 Quotes by William Ernest Henley
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In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.
William Ernest HenleyEnglish poet, critic and editor (1849-1903)
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I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest HenleyEnglish poet, critic and editor (1849-1903)
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It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll; I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest HenleyEnglish poet, critic and editor (1849-1903)