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Poem
April 3, 1841
Salt River Journal
Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri
What is this article about?
A reflective poem contrasting the pleasures and ambitions of today with the certainty of death and decay tomorrow, underscoring the vanity of earthly life.
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
To-day man lives in pleasure, wealth & pride;
To-morrow, power of life itself denied.
To-day lays plans of many years to come;
To-morrow, sinking into the silent tomb.
To-day his food is dressed in dainty forms;
To-morrow, he himself a feast for worms.
To-day he's clad in gaudy rich array;
To-morrow, shrouded for a bed of clay.
To-day enjoys his halls built to his mind;
To-morrow, in a coffin is confined.
To-day he floats on honour's lofty wave;
To-morrow leaves his title for a grave.
To-day his beauteous visage we extol;
To-morrow, loathsome to the eyes of all.
To-day he has delusive dreams of heaven;
To-morrow cries too late to be forgiven.
To-day he lives in hope as light as air;
To-morrow dies in anguish and despair.
To-day man lives in pleasure, wealth & pride;
To-morrow, power of life itself denied.
To-day lays plans of many years to come;
To-morrow, sinking into the silent tomb.
To-day his food is dressed in dainty forms;
To-morrow, he himself a feast for worms.
To-day he's clad in gaudy rich array;
To-morrow, shrouded for a bed of clay.
To-day enjoys his halls built to his mind;
To-morrow, in a coffin is confined.
To-day he floats on honour's lofty wave;
To-morrow leaves his title for a grave.
To-day his beauteous visage we extol;
To-morrow, loathsome to the eyes of all.
To-day he has delusive dreams of heaven;
To-morrow cries too late to be forgiven.
To-day he lives in hope as light as air;
To-morrow dies in anguish and despair.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Mortality
Vanity Of Life
Death
Transience
Worldly Pleasures
Poem Details
Title
To Day And To Morrow
Subject
Meditation On Mortality
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
To Day Man Lives In Pleasure, Wealth & Pride;
To Morrow, Power Of Life Itself Denied.
To Day He Lives In Hope As Light As Air;
To Morrow Dies In Anguish And Despair.