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English
Adverb
to morrow (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of tomorrow.
c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], Romeo and Juliet. (First Quarto), London: Iohn Danter, published 1597, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:I am pepperd for this world, I am ſped yfaith, he hath made wormes meate of me, & ye aske for me to morrow you ſhall finde me a graue-man.
1610, Ben Jonson, “The Alchemist”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson, London: Will Stansby, published 1616, act II, scene ii, page 620:This day, thou ſhalt haue ingots : and, to morrow, / Giue lords th’ affront.
1711 (date written), Jonathan Swift, “An Excellent New Song. Being the Intended Speech of a Famous Orator against Peace [i.e., Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham].”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, , new edition, volume VII, London: J Johnson, , published 1801, →OCLC, page 72:He has vamp'd an old speech, and the court to their sorrow, / Shall hear him harangue against Prior to morrow.
- 1769, King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, Exodus, ix, 18
- Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Pride and Prejudice: , volume III, London: for T Egerton, , →OCLC, page 5:She longed to enquire of the housekeeper, whether her master were really absent, but had not courage for it. At length, however, the question was asked by her uncle; and she turned away with alarm, while Mrs. Reynolds replied, that he was, adding, “but we expect him to morrow, with a large party of friends.”
Noun
to morrow (plural to morrows)
- Obsolete form of tomorrow.
- 1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:
- Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,
- whether shall I flie?
- Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,
- while she passeth by.
- Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,
- remember, remember,
- to morrow is another day:
1650, Jeremy Taylor, “Of Christian Society”, in The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, 19th edition, London: J. Hepinstall, published 1703, section VI, page 114:Enjoy the preſent whatſoever it be, and be not ſollicitous for the future : for if you take your foot from the preſent ſtanding, and thruſt it forward toward to morrow’s even, you are in a reſtleſs condition, it is like refuſing to quench your preſent thirſt by fearing you ſhall want to drink the next day.
- 1676, Matthew Hale, Contemplations moral and divine, by a person of great learning and judgment, ed. by E. Stephens .
- Give therefore, I pray thee, Bread for this day, and when to morrow comes, I will beg Bread of thee for to morrow;
1698, Lancelot Addison, “A Farther Account of the Things to be Pray’d for”, in The Christians Daily Sacrifice, Duly Offer’d. Or A Practical Discourse Teaching the Right Performance of Prayer, London: Robert Clavel, , →OCLC, page 118:And the Petition for Daily Bread [in the Lord's Prayer] is by ſome thus paraphras'd, "Provide for us to morrows Bread, and give it to us to day, that we be not ſolicitous for to morrow: for ſufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
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