to morrow

See also: to-morrow and tomorrow

English

Adverb

to morrow (not comparable)

1. 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, Jonathan Swift, An Excellent New Song:

     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: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] 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)

1. 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 [1699].

     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."