A LITERARY .CURIOSITY. ' * In 'the

'following 'little pocms'each'lins is a

quotation from -some one, -of llw,

otind.u-d authors of England aiid

Amorie.i Tho number of each; line refers

to thd authois below: — 1. Why all this

toil for triumphs of 'an hour ? 2.

Life's a. short summer — inau a Hower

-3. By turns no catch the vital brcaih

and die ; v 4. The cradle and tho tombi

alas '. so niah. o. 'J'o be is better

far than not to be. U. T'hough all men's

lives may seem t tragedy ; 7- But light

care.-, speak when mightj uriefs are

dumb ; 8. The bottom is but bhallow

whence they ? come. i). Vour faie is bul

the common-fate of all; 10- Unminglcd

jojs here no man can befall. 11. Nature

to each allots its proper appp/s, 12.

Fortune makes folly its peculiar '-fs

13. Custom does not often reason over 1

ule, 14. And thiow -i cruel sunshine on

a 'fool. . - t\ 15. Live well : how long

or short, permit lo Hea\en ; 1G. Thov

who lorgivc most shall be most forgiven.

IT. Soar not too high lo fall, but :4oop

? to rise, IS. We mantel « grow of that

'which -we despiac. -19. Oh. then,

renounce thai impious iclt. esteem ! 20.

Riches have wings, and grandeur is .1

dream. - 1 ; ? 21. Think not ambition

wise because 'tis brave ; 22. The paths

of glory lead but lo the grave. ' ?','

23. What is ambition ? 'Tis a^gtorious

cheat — 21- Onlv destruction to tho'

'brave -and great. . ? '? 25. What's all

the gaudy glitter ? ot a crown? , r '

26. The waj' of bliss lies not' on1 beds

oi down. ' ? ' -w 27. How long \\d live,

not years ibut.i.ic-tions tell— 28. That

man lives' twice that lives' the first

life well. - ' '--? 29. Make then,

while- yetvyo . may, -jour , God .j'our

fi;lend, SO. Whom Christians worship, '

j'et' 'not ,' comprehend. ? ;- ' 31. The

trust that's ',gi yen guard,' innd to

yourself be just, ? r, ,,,' 32. For,

live we how we ran,' die we must. 3,

Young : ?, Dr- Johnson ; 3, Pooe ; 4,

Prior ;* 5, Jewell ; 6,- Sponger ; 7,

Daniel , Si Sir -.Walter -Scolt ; 0,

Ijongfcllow ; 10. Southwell ; , 11,

Congrevc ;. l'2,,,Chui-cniIt : 13,

Rochester ; 14, Armstrong';' 13, Millon

; 10, 'Bailey ;' 17, Matsinger-; 18,

Cow-ley ; 19, -Beaitllo; 20, (Jowpcr ;

^2J. Sit Walter Davenant : 22. .Gray,;

2.1, Willis ; U, Aiklison ; 25. Drydcn ;

26,' Francis Charles ;-27,''Watklrifi ;

'2S,^Heirlck :' 29. William Mason-;- 30,

Pitt ; 31, Dana ;? 32, Shaksiieare.