▁" Capt ain ▁of ▁My ▁Soul ", ▁" U r bs ▁Fort itud in is ", ▁and ▁" De ▁Prof und is ". ▁ ▁The ▁established ▁title ▁" Inv ict us ", ▁Latin ▁for ▁" un con quer ed ", ▁was ▁added ▁by ▁editor ▁Arthur ▁Qu iller - C ouch ▁when ▁the ▁poem ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Book ▁of ▁English ▁Ver se ▁( 1 9 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Po em ▁▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁that ▁covers ▁me ▁Black ▁as ▁the ▁pit ▁from ▁pole ▁to ▁pole , ▁I ▁thank ▁whatever ▁gods ▁may ▁be ▁For ▁my ▁un con quer able ▁soul . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fell ▁cl utch ▁of ▁circumst ance , ▁I ▁have ▁not ▁win ced ▁nor ▁cried ▁al oud . ▁Under ▁the ▁bl ud geon ings ▁of ▁chance ▁My ▁head ▁is ▁blo ody , ▁but ▁un bow ed . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁this ▁place ▁of ▁wr ath ▁and ▁tears ▁Lo oms ▁but ▁the ▁Hor ror ▁of ▁the ▁sh ade , ▁And ▁yet ▁the ▁men ace ▁of ▁the ▁years ▁Find s , ▁and ▁shall ▁find , ▁me ▁una f raid . ▁ ▁It ▁matters ▁not ▁how ▁stra it ▁the ▁gate , ▁How ▁charged ▁with ▁pun ish ments ▁the ▁scroll , ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁my ▁fate : ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁my ▁soul . ▁ ▁Import ance ▁▁ ▁When ▁Hen ley ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁left ▁leg ▁required ▁am putation ▁due ▁to ▁comp lications ▁ar ising ▁from ▁t uber cul osis . ▁In ▁the ▁early