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"Invictus" is a short poem by the Victorian era British poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses , in the section titled "Life and Death (Echoes)".
William Ernest Henley (23 August 1849 – 11 July 1903) was a British poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem " Invictus ".
During a visit to Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver on Nov. 18, Prince Harry, 40, spoke with students about the 1875 poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley — the poem that inspired the name of ...
"Invictus" is a short poem by William Ernest Henley. Invictus may also refer to: Music "Invictus", Edwardian setting of the poem by composer Bruno Siegfried Huhn;
William Henley may refer to: William Cumming Henley (1860–1919), British artist, naturalist and botanist, and scientific microscopist; William Ernest Henley (1849–1903), British poet, critic and author; William Thomas Henley (1814–1882), British telegraph engineer and pioneer submarine cable manufacturer; William Henley (violinist) (1882 ...
In the ABC News special Prince Harry’s Mission: Life, Family and Invictus Games, now streaming on Hulu, British journalist Robert Jobson claims William, 41, was caught off guard by the success ...
Convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh chose "Invictus" (Latin for "unconquered"), an 1875 poem by the British poet William Ernest Henley, as his final statement prior to his execution by lethal injection. "Nobody move, please. We are going back to the airport. Don't try to make any stupid moves." [5] [b]
The Etymology of the word "gait" comes from the Middle English word "gate," deriving from the Old English word "geat," all meaning a manner in which to walk, or a path.Gate This spelling was still commonly used in the 18th and 19th century especially in British literature though today we can understand the definition to be what we know as "gait ...