The Refuge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD CECF GHGH CICI| I will lift mine eyes to the mountains | A |
| To the mountains whence cometh my aid | B |
| I shall drink of the Mercy's crystal fountains | A |
| And shall not be afraid | B |
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| St Patrick and St Bride be with me | C |
| And all the saints of the Gael | D |
| The wings of Heaven above and beneath me | C |
| The dead of Inisfail | D |
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| The caves of the mountains shall receive me | C |
| I shall lie as at a mother's breast | E |
| The white food the King of Heaven shall give me | C |
| And the wine of Heaven for feast | F |
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| Where the eagle screams over Nephin | G |
| Where the Reek of Patrick looks on the isles | H |
| li orn the voices of the world that fret and deafen | G |
| From the evil in her smiles | H |
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| I shall creep and the mountains will hold me | C |
| As a lamb that runs with the ewe | I |
| The warmth of the mother shall enfold me | C |
| I shall have milk and dew | I |
Katharine Tynan
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