A LITERARY CURIOSITY. In the following

little poem e-uh line is a quotation

from som^ one of ih-- -fan dud aulhois

of Dnglind ind Ameilci The number of

each line refers to tho authois below .

— 1 Why all this toil for triumphs of in

hour ? 2 Life's a short summer — man i

fln\u'i_3 l!y turns we catch the \ltal

breach ind i die, 4 The cradle and the

tomb, alls ' cj nigh 5 To be Is better

far linn not to b' G Though all mons

lives maj teem i tragedy ; 7 But light

cares spcik when mi^ht; griefs 'are.'

dumb'.; 8 The bottom is but shallow u

lira's they come. 0 Your fate is but the

common fate o( all ; 10 Unnunglcd joys

here no man .an be ' fill. 11 Nature to

each allotb Its proper i-proi*^ 12

Fortune males foll\ Its peculhr -n*\. 13

Custom does not often reason ner rule, '

14 And throw u cruel sunshine on i fool

15 Li\e well , how long or short, peimit

to IIer\i*n ; 1G They who forgi*.t met

shill be moot. forgiven 17. Soir not too

high to fall, but ''tool* to rise, IS Wo

masters glow of tint which we despise 19

Oh, then, renounce that impious »-clf

esteem ! 20 Rleaes have wing**, and

grandeur is i dream 21 Think not

ambition wise becaune 'ti» brave , 21

The -paths of glory lead but to the

grave. '? 23, What is ambition ? 'Tis a

glouous cheat — 2-1 Onl} dc Iructlon to

the bra\e and great. 25 What's all the

giudy glitter of a crown ? 20 The way of

bliss ll'a not on beds of down. ' 27 How

long in e* live not jears but ac tlons

tell— 28. That man ll\es twice that

ll\es the first life well 29 Make then,

while -et jo may, jour God youi friend,

SO Whom Christians woishlp, \et not

comprehend. 31 The trust that'n ghen

guard, and lo ?.ourself be just, 32 Tor,

live wo how i\ p ran, die wo must 1,

Young ?, Di Johnson , J, L'oiif , 4,

Prioi , '5 Sew ell ; G, Spenser , 7

Daniel , S, Sir Waltci Scott , 9,

Longfellow , 10 Southwell, 11, Congie\e

, 12, Clime till 13, Rochester, 14

Aimstiong, IS Mil ton , 1G, Billey ; 17,

M*is-lnger , IS Cow ley , 19 ]^ttie ,

20, Cow per ,21 Sir Walter Da\cmnt 22

Oraj , 21, W illis , 24, Addlson ; 25,

Dryden ; 26, Vrancis ? Charles ; 27,

Watkins ; 2S, Herrick : 20. William

Mason ; 30, Tilt ;,3l, Dana ; 3$

Shakspoare.