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Quotation from Invictus by William Ernest Henley

“Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed”

William Ernest Henley (spoken by The speaker)

Invictus, Stanza 2, lines 7-8 (A Book of Verses, 2nd ed., 1889)

The speaker's answer to suffering and bad fortune: wounded but not submitting.

Citation: "Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed" — William Ernest Henley, Invictus, Stanza 2, lines 7-8 (A Book of Verses, 2nd ed., 1889). (id invictus-q2)

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