A LITERARY CURIOSITY. In the following

little -poem each lfnft) .: .. , Is a

quotation from some one. of , the ot'in*

dard- authors of England and America The

number of'cach line refers to thg-'

authors ? below : — - ? N -1. Why all

thta toll for triumphs of. an', .;? -V '

hour ? - . 2. Life's, a short summer—

man a llowor-r ;13. J.ly turns we catch

the vital brcath.'and , die ; 4. The :

cradle and the tomb, alas ! e.o . - . i

. nigh. . ' ? - ? 5. To bo Is better far

than not to.be. '.:' .; '. C.' Though

all . men's lives may seem a . -.''t-.

tragedy ; ' ? . ? .7* But flight care.'?

opcak when . mighty. griefs arc dumb ; .

^ 8. The bottom Is but shallow whence'

?'.v'T they come. 0. Your fate is but

the common fate of . all ; 10* Unmfngled

jbys hero no man can be- . . -fall. ' '?

-31. Nature to each allots Its proper

aphnre; ^ ? 12. Fortune makes folly its

peculiar 'ears.-: 13. Custom does not

often reason overrule, 14. And throw a

criicl sunshine on .i '; fool; ? '. 15.

Live , well ; how long or short, permit

. to Heaven ; 1G. They -who forgive most

shall bu' tnoat . forgiven. ; . 1 17.

Soar not too-high lo fall, but stoop ,

to rise, ' -IS. Wo masters grow of that

-which w« v .-despise, . 10. Oh, then,

renounce that iinplous *clfesteem !20.

20. Riches have wlnga, and- grandeur is

a f. dream. ? 21. Think not ambition,

wise because 'tia .. brave ; 22. The

paths of glory lead but 'to the grave. -

' - , - . 23.. What Is ambition? 'Tin a

glorious : cheat — . 21. Only

destruction to tho brave and great. 25.

What'a all tho gaudy glitter, of, 0 '

crown ? ? . * 2Q. The way of blls'i Ilea

not on beds of down. 27. Hiav. long we

live not years 'but ac- . . Hons tell —

23. That man lives twice that lives tha

' first life well.. 29. aiake then,

while yet yo may, your God your friend,

? 30. Wh'oni Christiana, worship, yet

not ? comprehend. 31. The trust that'o

given guard, and to yourself be just, ?

, 32. For, live, we -how- we can, die wo

must. 1, Young ; Dr. Johnron ; 3, ^ope ;

i. Prior. ; 5. Jewell ; C, Spenser ; 7,.

Daniel ; .S, Sir Waller Scott ; 9,

Longfellow ; 1.0, Southwell; 11,

Congrcve ; 12. Churchill: 13, Rochester;

14, Armstrong; 1,1, all!ton ; 10, Bailey

; 17. Masslngcr IS, Cowley ; 10.

Beattlo'; 20,. Cowper ; 21.' Sl-Walter

Davchant : 22, Gray ; 23, Willis . . 21,

? Addison ; 2a, Dryden ; 20. Frannla

Charles ; 27,' Wntklns ;? 25, TTerrlek :

20. ' William -Mason ; -30, IMtt ; 31,

Dana ; 3^ Shakcpcare.