A Song To Mithras Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDEE FGHH EEII| Mithras God of the Morning our trumpets waken the Wall | A |
| 'Rome is above the Nations but Thou art over all ' | B |
| Now as the names are answered and the guards are marched away | C |
| Mithras also a soldier give us strength for the day | C |
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| Mithras God of the Noontide the heather swims in the heat | D |
| Our helmets scorch our foreheads our sandals burn our feet | D |
| Now in the ungirt hour now ere we blink and drowse | E |
| Mithras also a soldier keep us true to our vows | E |
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| Mithras God of the Sunset low on the Western main | F |
| Thou descending immortal immortal to rise again | G |
| Now when the watch is ended now when the wine is drawn | H |
| Mithras also a soldier keep us pure till the dawn | H |
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| Mithras God of the Midnight here where the great bull dies | E |
| Look on thy children in darkness Oh take our sacrifice | E |
| Many roads thou hast fashioned all of them lead to the Light | I |
| Mithras also a soldier teach us to die aright | I |
Rudyard Kipling
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