NOTES. A LITERARY CURIOSITY.

For this remarkable compilation it. is

claimed that each lino is a quotation

from some standard American or English

author, and represents the result of

years of laborious search among tlie

voluminous writings of thirty-eight

poets.: — Why all this toil for triumphs

of an hour?— Young , „ _ r ; r,,'u n

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

, , , liv turns wo catch the vital

breath and die. —Pope. . , The cradle

and the tomb, alas so nigh.— Prior. , To

be is better far than not to bo.—

?Rewell. Though all men's lives may seem

a tragedy. —Spencer. . But light cares

spread whon mighty griefs, are dumb. —

Daniel. % I The bottom, is but ? shallow

whence they, come. — Scott. , ? „ Your

fate is but the common fate of all.—

Longfellow. . Unmingled joys to no; man

here bowl.— Southwell. . : , Nature to

each allots its prouer sphere.—

Congreve. ? ?..,??.??? ? . Fortune makes

lolly, her. .particu.aj* ' care. 1

Churchill. .-? ? ? ? ? : - . : ~-r

?''???? _ , Custom does not often

reason, overrule.— Ro^ Chester.- ? . ?

And throw a cruel . sunshine on a lool.—

Armstrong. . . , . , Live well, how long

or- short) permit to heaven. — Milton. .

They Who forgive most shall be most

lorgiven. — Bailey. Sin .may be clasped

so close' we cannot so its face.—

French. : Vile intercourse . with virtue

has no place. Somerville. , , _ Then

keep each passion down, however dear.

—Thompson. . ? , . Thou pendulum'

betwixt a. smile and teai.— Her sensual

snure-s let faithless pleasure lay.

Smollett. ; v , . ? With craft and skill

to. ruin, and bet.iay .— SoarrnbtU'too

high to fall,, but stoop to rise. —

Mason.v r , ? We masters grow of all

that we despise. Cowley. : ?: .. . ;.- .

.. . Oh. then renounce that impious,

sou-esteem.. Iieatitie. , ? , . i „

Riches have wings and grandeur is a di

co,m. ThinknotT ambition wide because

it's brave. — Devanant. ? ? ?? , The

naths of gloi\y lead but - to the

grav«.— j What is ' ambition?, 'tis, a

glorious cheat.— j — Willis. ? ' i 4 i

Only destruction to the . brave and

great.— | What's* all 'the gaudy glitter

of a crown?— | The wav^o? bliss lies not

on beds of down.— I Charles. .? ' v . V

„ 4 i How. lone we live not vears but

act.ons toll, j That man' 1 iws twice

who lives the first life! well. —

Herrick. -Make then while vet vou may

voui Gou your, j friend.— Mason. , , v

-Whom Christians worship vet not

comprehend. — Hill. . .. . ftlr The

trust thnt.'s given guard- ami to

vqaJSOilbe just. — Danna. . (. For live

we how we can yet die we must.