Mrs. H. A.

L)enniug, of San Francisco, is said to

Lave occupied a year, in hunting up and

putting together the ihirly-eight lines

from thirty-eiglit English poe's. "

LIFE." 3. Why all this toil for triumphs

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

summer—man a flower ; 3. By turns we

catch the vital breath and die, 4. The

cradle and the tomb, a'as ! so nigh, 5.

To be is better far than not to be, . 6.

Though all man's life may seem a

tragedy; ; 7. But light cares speak when

niightly griefs are dumb, 8. The bottom

is but shallow whence they come. 9. Your

fate is but the common fate of all ; 10.

Unmingled joys here to 110 mnn le '

fall. 11. Naf ure to each allots his

proper sphere, 12. Fortune <■ makes

folly her peculiar circ. .13." Custom

does not often reason over rule, 14. And

throw a cruel sunshine on a fool. 15.

Live well, how long or short permit to

heaven : 16. They who forgive mostshall

be; most forgiven. -17. Sin may bo

clapped so close we can not see its

face, 18. Vile intercourse where tittue

has not pliice; 19.: Then keep each

passion down, how evor dear, 20. Thou

pendulum, betwist a smile and tear. 21.

Her sensual snares let faithless

pleasure lay, 22. With craft and skill

to ruin and bei tray. .23. Soar not too

high to fall, but stoop to rise, 24. We

masters grow of all that we despise. 25.

O then renounce that impious self esteem

; 26. Riches have wings, and grandeur is

a dream; 27. Think not ambition wise

because 'tis brave; 28.; The paths of

glory leidbufcto the grave. 29. What is

ambition ? Tis a ; glorious cheat ; 30.

Only destructive to the brave and,

great.-" , 31. What't all the gaudy'

glitter-of a crown ? <• " 32. The way

to;bliss lies not on beds of doun. ' 33.

How long we Hve, not years, -but actions

tell ; 34.-.:That man lives. twice who.

lives the first life well. 35. Make

them, .while yet yc may, yaur God, you

friend, 36. Whom Christians worship, yet

not comprehend. 37. The trust that's

given guard', and to yourself be just. .

38. For, live, we how we may, yet die we

must. The names of the authors are as

follows ;— ^1, Young ; 2, Dr.: Johnson ;

3, Pope ; 4 Piior, 5, Sewell; 6, Spencer

;7, Daniel; 8, Sir Walter Raleigh ; 9,

Longfellow ; 10, Southwell; 11,

Congrove12. Churchill; 13, Rochester;

14, Armstrong ; 15, Milton ;, 16,

Bailey; 17, Trench ; 18, Somerville

19,'Thompson; 20, Byron ; 21, Smollett;

22, Crabbe; 23. Massingep ; 24, Cnwley ;

25, Ueattie ; 26, Cowper; 27, Sir W.

Davenant; 28, Gray ; 29 ; Willis ; 30,

Addison ; : 31, Dryden ; 32, Francis

Quarles ; 33, Wat-, kins ; 34. Herrick ;

35, William Mason; 36, Hill; 37, Dana ;

38, Shakespeare. .