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Light tomorrow with today.
Light tomorrow with today.
In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,
May my lot no less fortunate be
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In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,
May my lot no less fortunate be
Than a snug elbow-chair can afford for reclining,
And a cot that o'erlooks the wide sea;
With an ambling pad-pony to pace o'er the lawn,
While I carol away idle sorrow,
And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn,
Look forward with hope for to-morrow.
Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
Never do but one thing at a time, and never put off till
to-morrow what you can do today.
Never do but one thing at a time, and never put off till
to-morrow what you can do today.
Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.
Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.
Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He, who can call to-day his own:
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Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He, who can call to-day his own:
He who, secure within, can say,
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have liv'd today.
How oft my guardian angel gently cried,
"Soul, from thy casement look, and thou shalt see
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How oft my guardian angel gently cried,
"Soul, from thy casement look, and thou shalt see
How he persists to knock and wait for thee!"
And, O! how often to that voice of sorrow,
"To-morrow we will open," I replied,
And when the morrow came I answered still, "To-morrow."
To-morrow never yet
On any human being rose or set.
To-morrow never yet
On any human being rose or set.