There's No To-morrow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDDEEBBFF GGHHIITwo long had Lov'd and now the Nymph desir'd | A |
The Cloak of Wedlock as the Case requir'd | A |
Urg'd that the Day he wrought her to this Sorrow | B |
He Vow'd that he wou'd marry her To Morrow | B |
Agen he Swears to shun the present Storm | C |
That he To Morrow will that Vow perform | C |
The Morrows in their due Successions came | D |
Impatient still on Each the pregnant Dame | D |
Urg'd him to keep his Word and still he swore the same | D |
When tir'd at length and meaning no Redress | E |
But yet the Lye not caring to confess | E |
He for his Oath this Salvo chose to borrow | B |
That he was Free since there was no To Morrow | B |
For when it comes in Place to be employ'd | F |
'Tis then To Day To Morrow's ne'er enjoy'd | F |
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The Tale's a Jest the Moral is a Truth | G |
To Morrow and To Morrow cheat our Youth | G |
In riper Age To Morrow still we cry | H |
Not thinking that the present Day we Dye | H |
Unpractis'd all the Good we had Design'd | I |
There's No To Morrow to a Willing Mind | I |
Anne Kingsmill Finch
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