To-day, my friend, to-day.
But care, resentment, angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon, if they appear
To-morrow, friend, to-morrow.
Directions for Reading.—Let some pupil in the class state the manner in which the lesson should be read.
What is the effect of repeating the words to-day and to-morrow, in the fourth and eighth lines of each stanza?
Language Lesson.—Let pupils give the meaning of each stanza in their own words.