LIFE. Why all this toil for triumphs of

an hour ? — YotrNG, Life's a short

summer, man a flower. — Dr. Johnson. By

turns we catch the vital breath, and

die. —Pope. The cradle and the tomb,

alas, so nigh. — -Pbior. To be is better

far than not to be. — Sbwel. — Spensbh.

But lisht carps ppeak when mighty

-priefs nre dumb. — Danull. The bottom

is but shallow whence thev coiue —Sib W.

Raleigh. Your fate is but the common

fate of all ; — Longfellow. Uumingled

joys to no man befall. — Southwell.

Nature to each allots its proper sphere

; — CONGBEVE, Fortune makes folly her

peculiar care. — Chbkchill Cu6tofti does

often reason overrule. — Rochester. And

throw a cruel sunshine on e fool. —

Armstrong. Live well : how long or short

permit to Heaven. ,.. — Magow. They who

forgive mostshall be most forgiven. —