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1865–1914

ON A DIAL.

Madison Julius Cawein

To-morrow and to-morrow Is but to-day: The world wags but to borrow Time that grows gray:—

Grammercy! time's but sorrow And — well away! Since time hales but to sadness And to decay,

Men needs wax fools for madness, Laugh, curse, and pray; Death grapples with their badness — The Devil's to pay.

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