A LITERARY CURIOSITY. In the following

little poenl_ e.ich ]'n$ Is* quotation

from some one of tlii- standard authors

of England and America The number of

each line refers to tUs authors below :

— 1. Why all this toil for triumphs of

an hour t 2. Life's a short summer — man

a flnn-er— 3. By turns we catch the

vital breath and die; i. The cradle -and

the tomb,' al.is ! ' ta nieh. 5. To be

Is better far vhan not lo be. 6. Though

all men's lives may soeui s tragedy ; 7-

But light iSres speak when might? griefs

arc dumb ; 8. Hie bottom is Tjut shallow

whence they come. 9. Your iaile is but

the common fate of all ; 10- Unmingled

joys here no man enn hefall. 11. Nature

to each allots ilfi proper api-cre; 12.

Fortune makes folly Jts peculiar '-arc.

13. Custom docs not often reason ??ver-

rulc, 14. And throw a cruel sunshine on

a fool. 15. Live well ; how long or

short, iicnnit ito Heaven ; 16. They who

forgive most shall lie most forgiven.

17. Soar 'not too high lo fall, but

stoop to rise, IS. We masters grow of

that which we despise. 19. Oh, then,

renounce l-hat Impious sclicsteem ! ?

-20. Riches have -wings, »nd grandeur is

a dream. 21. Think, not ambition wise

because 'tis brave ; 22. The paths of

glory lead but to the giavoj, What Js

ambition ? 'Tis a glorious '?; cheats '

- - . ??? 24. Onjy destruction to the

brave and great. ' v.' ?25. What's Till'

tlie gaudy/ glitter of n crown ? 26.

'fue'.'way' of- bliss lies not on

beds'ol . down. -, ?. . 27. How'-long we

live not years but ac; ;tlone-*ell^ .

28. Tlia.t man ;lives twice that lives

(he : first iWe Well. 23. Make then,

while yet ye may, jour God your friend,

30. Whom Christians worship, yet not

comprehend. 31. Tlie trust that's

-given' guard, and 'to :yourself be

just, 32. For, Jive we how wesan, die we

must. 1, Young ; ?., Dr. Johnson ;-3.

Pope ; 4, Prior ; -5, Sewell ; 6, ?

Spenser ; 7, Daniel ; .8, Sir Walter

Soobt ; 9, Longfellow ; 10, Southwell;

11, Congreve ; 12, Churchill : 13,

Rochester ; 14, Armstrong ; IS, Milton ;

16, Bailey ; 17, Massrnger ; IS. Cowley

; 1?,. BeMtle ; 20, Cowper ; 21, Sl»

Walter Cavenant : 22, -Gray ; 23, Willis

-\ 24, Addison ; 25, Dryden ; 26,

Francis Charles; 27; Watklns'; 28,

Herrick: 29, William Mason ;' 30, Pitt ;

31, Dana ;? 32, Shakspeare.