A LITERARY CURIOSITY. T?u following
veryrremarkabll little poem is
contributed to the San Fraicisco T'imes
from the pen of H. A. Deoming. The
reader will see that each line is a
quotstion from some one of the standard
authors of England and America. This is
tihe result of years- of laborious
search amongjtlae v6luminois!writings of
thiity-eight leading poets of the past
and 'present. The number of each line
refers to the author below. 1. Why all
thltol l for triumphs of an hour? 2
Life's a. short summer, plan's a
flower., :. Bs turns we catch the vital
breath and die; . 4. The cradle and the
tomb, alas! so nigh, * 5. To be is
ietter far thin not to be, ,!,:' 6.
Though ;all ;men's" lives may seem a
tragedy ; 7. But light cares speak when
mighty griefs are dumb, , 8. The bottoe-
is but shallow wheneeothey cenore. C t
S" 9. .Touni fate is but the common fate
ofiil; 10. UUniintgled joys here no man
cahncbefall. 11. Nature to each allots
its proper sphere ; 12. Fortune makes
follyits peculiar care. 13.. Custom does
not often reason oveirhle, 14. And throw
a cruel sunshine on a fool. "15. lve
well; how long or short, pormit to 1.6.
They owhonforgive most ihall h'b most
forgiven. :.17..Siemay be clasped
soclose w?'oannot see its face ; 18.
Vile intercourse, wheref ririus has no
place. 19. Then keep each passion down,
however dear, 20. Thou pendulum betwixt
a smile and tear. '21. Her sensual
snares let sensual pleasure lay, 22.
With craft and skill to rain and betray.
:23. Soar not too high to fall, but
stoop to rise, *24. We masters growof
that we despise. 25. Oh, then, renounce
that impious selfesteem I26. 26. Riches
have wings, and grandeur is a dream.
i27. Think not ambition wise because
'tis brave; 28. The pathsof glory lead
but to the grave. S!29. What is ambition
1 'Tis a glorious cheat--30. Only
destruction to the brave and great: 31.
Wbat's allthe'gady glitter of a;ro wn :
32. The y of blissie}Sot on bediof do
33.How log we 'ldenat yearn ititti6s i
34. That man lares.tWioebi o lives
thelu? lofewe well i' `` l'; t:, rt, .
yoor friend, . "c : ~ r 6. Whom
Christians worship, yet not com S37.
hetrust that's given guard, 5apd.to, 38.
For live we how we can, die we must.1,"
Young; 2,. Dr. 'Johnsoni; 3I, . ope ;"4,
Prior; 5, Sewell ; 6, Sp?nscr; 7,
Daiel';' 8,' Sii Walter Sott ; 9,
Longfellow; 10, Sonthwell; 11, Congreve;
12;, Churchill; 13, Rochester; 14,
Armstrong; 15, Milton; 16, Bailey; 17,
Trench ; 18, Somerville; 19, Thomson ;
20, Riron; 21, Smollett; 22, Crabbe; 23,
LMas. singer; 24, Cowley; 25, Beattie;
26, Cowper; 27, Sir Walter Davenant ;
28, Gray; 29, Willis; 30, Addison ; 31,
Dryden ; 382, Francis Charles ; 33,
Watkins; 34, Herrick; 35, William Mason
; 36, Pitt; 37, Dana; 38, Shakespeare.
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