Through the travail of the ages
Midst the pomp and toil of war
Have I fought and strove and perished
Countless times upon this star...
So as through a glass and darkly
The age long strife I see
Where I fought in many guises,
Many names - but always me.
Carthage scene (some of the original poem lines altered)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRoMjoxK5v4
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/through-a-glass-darkly-4/
One of my favorite scenes from “Patton”.