WHY all this toil for triumphs

of an hour? (1) Life's a short summer,

man a flower, (2) By turns we catch the

vital breath and die—(3) The cradle and

the tomb, alas ! so nigh. (4) To be is

better far than not to be, (5) Through

all man's life may seem a tragedy ; (6)

But light cares speak when mighty griefs

are dumb, (7) The bottom is but shallow

whence they come. (8) Your fate is but

the common fate of aU ; (9) Unmingled

joys here to no man befall, (10) Nature

to each allots his proper sphere; (11)

Fortune makes folly her perculiar care:

(12) Custom does often reason overrule,

(13) And throw a cruel sunshine on a

fool. (14) Live weU; how long or short,

permit to heaven ; (15) They who forgive

most shaU be most forgiven. (16) Sin may

be clasped so close that we cannot see

its face (17) Vile intercourse where

virture has no place. (18) Then keep

each passion down, however dear, (19)

Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear.

(20) Her sensual snares, let faithless

pleasures lay, (21) With craft and akUI,

to ruin aad betray; (22) Soar not too

high to fall, but stoop to raise, (23)

We masters grow of aU that we despise.

(24) O, then, I renounce that impious

setf-esteem.; (25) Riches have wings,

and grandeur is a dream. (26) Think not

ambition wise because 'tis brave, (27)

The paths of glory lead but to the

grave. (28) What is ambition ?—'tis a

glorious cheat!— (29) Only destruction

to the brave and great. (30) What's all

the gaudy glitter of a crown ; (31) The

way to bliss lies not on beds of down.

(32) How long we live, not years but

actions teU; (33) That man Uveß twice

who lives the first life well. (34)

Make, then, while yet ye may, your God

your friend, (35) Whom Christians

worship, yet not comprehend. (36) The

trust that's given, guard, and to

yourself be just; (37) For, live we how

we can, yet die we must. (38). 1, Young;

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

SeweU; 6, Spenser ;7, JDaniell; 8, Sir

Walter Raleigh ; 9, LongfeUow; 10,

Southwell; 11, Congreve ; 12, ChurchbJU;

13, Rochester; 14 Armstrong; 15, Milton;

16 Bailey; 17, Trench ; 18, Bomerville;

19, Thompson; 20, Byron; 21. 8mollett;

22, Crabbe;23, Hassinger-. 24, Cowley ;

25, Beattie ; 26, Cowper; 27, Sir Walter

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

Addison; 31, Dryden ; 32, Francis

Quarles; 33, Watkins; 34, Herrlck; 35,

WUliam Mason; 36, HiU; 37, Dana; 38,

Shakespeare. What if you