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Defer not till to-morrow to be wise, To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise, To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Approximate author period: c. 1699 AD · renaissance

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Attribution & collection notes
Author or tradition
William Congreve
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1699 AD · renaissance
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Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)

Letter to Cobham.

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