Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have no winced nor cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

William Ernest Henley

Invictus

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Topic

Perseverance Overcoming adversity

Author

William Ernest Henley

Source

Invictus

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Henley, William Ernest. Book of Verses. London: David Nutt, 1888.

Current Citation

Henley, William Ernest. "Invictus." A Selection of Poems. White Press, 2015, st. 1.

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Sorrow comes in great waves—no one can know that better than you—but it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us it leaves us on the spot, and we know that if it is strong we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain. It wears us, uses us, but we wear it and use it in return; and it is blind, whereas we after a manner see.

Henry James

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Topic
Learning from suffering Suffering

Author

Henry James
Source
Letters of Henry James
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1883 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

James, Henry. Letter to Grace Norton. 28 July 1883.

Current Citation

James, Henry. "July 28th [1883] To Grace Norton." The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883-1884, edited by Michael Anesko and Greg W. Zacharias. Vol. 1, University of Nebraska Press, 2018.