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By William Ernest Henley

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"British poet, critic and editor, Henley's verse is known for its bravado and spirit of defiance, yet it could be equally delicate and lyrical. His best-known poems include England, My England, and Invictus, which concludes with the famous lines I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. Nearly all of the poems contained in this volume are reprinted from A Book of Verses and London Voluntaries. He has divided the poems into the following headings: In Hospital; Bric-A-Brac; Echoes; London Voluntaries; A Song of Speed; and Rhymes and Rhythms."--

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POEMS
TO MY WIFE
ADVERTISEMENT
CONTENTS
IN HOSPITAL
- I ENTER PATIENT
- II WAITING
- III INTERIOR
- IV BEFORE
- V OPERATION
- VI AFTER
- VII VIGIL
- VIII STAFF-NURSE: OLD STYLE
- IX LADY-PROBATIONER
- X STAFF-NURSE: NEW STYLE
- XI CLINICAL
- XII ETCHING
- XIII CASUALTY
- XIV AVE CAESER!
- XV ‘THE CHIEF’
- XVI HOUSE-SURGEON
- XVII INTERLUDE
- XVIII CHILDREN: PRIVATE WARD
- XIX SCRUBBER
- XX VISITOR
- XXI ROMANCE
- XXII PASTORAL
- XXIII MUSIC
- XXIV SUICIDE
- XXV APPARITION
- XXVI ANTEROTICS
- XXVII NOCTURN
- XXVIII DISCHARGED
ENVOY To Charles Baxter
THE SONG OF THE SWORD
ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS
BRIC-À-BRAC
- BALLADE OF A TOYOKUNI COLOUR-PRINT
- BALLADE