:

— '- LIFE. 1. Why all this toil ? for

triumphs of an hour? ?' 2. Life's a

short summer, man a floAver. 3. By turns

we catch the A*ital breath' and ; die— r

. _. , ... . ? ? ? ???.?-4. The -cradle

and the tomb, alas! so nigh. 5. To be is

-better far than not to be, . (5. Tho'

all; man's life may seem a tragedy;.: 1:

'.But light cares speak -Avhen miglity'

cares are dumb, ... P 8. The bottom is

but sliallOAV AA'lience tliey^ ' come.'

9. Your fate is but the common- fate of

?' all;.- .- .... . * -:-10. Unmingled

joys here to no man befall. - *' — ? ' ✓

, 11. Nature to each_ allots his proper

? ? sphere; ? 12. Fortune makes folly

her peculiar care. 13. Custom does often

reason OA'errule, 14. And throw a cruel

sunshine on a fool. 15. Live .Avell; how

long or short permit ... to. heaven ;

They Avho forgive most shall be most '

forgiven.' ' ' ! ?? ! 16. Sin may be.

clasped so. close. Ave cannot see its

face: - ; H. Vile intercourse where'

-virtue lias no place. V - . 1, Young:

2, Dr. Johnson; 3, Pope; 4, Prior; 5,

Sewel; G, Spenser; 7, Daniel; S, Sir

Walter . Raleigh;. 9, Longfellow; 10,

SouthAvell; ' 11, CongreA'e; 12,

Churchill; 13, Rochester; 14,

Armstrong;t15, Milton; 10, Bailey; 17,

Trench; J.S, So*merviIIei