CUlilOSITY. The following
little poetn is from the pen of Mr. II.
A. Derning. The reader will see that
each line is a quotation from some one
of the standard authors of England and
America. The number of each line refers
to its author below. The quotations are
i from thirty-eight poets. | 1 Why all
thid toil for triumphs of an hour ? 3
Life a short summer, man's a flower. 3
By turns we catch the vital breath aud
die. 4 The cradle and tomb, alas! so
nigh. 5 To be is better far than Dot to
be, 6 Though all men's lives may seem a
tragedy; 7 But light cares speak when
mighty griefs are dumb, S The bottom is
but shallow whence they eotne. 9 Your
fate is but the common fate of all; 10
XJu mingled joys here no man can befall.
11 Nature to each allots its proper
sphere 12 Fortune makes folly her
particular care. 13 Custom does often
reason overrule, 14 And throws a cruel
sunshine on a fool. 15 Live well; how
long or shot, per mit to heaven; 16 They
who forgive most sliall be vnost
forgiven. 17 Sin may be clasped so.
close we cannot see its face— 18 Vile
intercourse where virtue has no place.
19 Then keep each passion down, however
dear, 20 Thou pendulum betwixt a smile
aud tear. 21 Her sensual snares let
faithless pleasure lay, 22 With craft
and skill to 2uin and betray. 23 Soar
not too high to fall, but stoop to rise;
24 We masters grow of all that we
despise. 25 Oh, then, renounce that
impious self esteem! 26 Biches have
wings and grandeur is a dream. 27 Thiuk
not ambition wise because 'tis brave ;
2S The paths of glGry lead but to the
grave. 29 What is ambition ? 'Tis a
glorious cheat— 30 Only destruction to
the brave and great. i 31 What's all the
gaudy glitter of a erowu ? I 32 The way
of bliss lies not on beds of down. 33
How long we live not years but actions
tell— 34 That man lives twice who lives
the first life well. 35 Make then, while
yet you may, your God your friend, 36
Whom Christians worship yet not
comprehend. . 37 The trust that's given
guard and to yourself be just. 38 For
live we how we can, die we must. 1,
Young; 2, Dr. Johnson ;3,Pope; 4, Prior;
5, Seweil; 0, Spenser; 7, Deniel; 8, Sir
Walter Scott; 9, Longfellow ; 10,
Southwell; 11, Congreve ; 12, Churchill;
13, Kocbester ; 14, Armstrong; 15,
Milton,- 10, Bailey; 17, Trench ;18,
Somerville; 19, Thompson; 20, Byron; 21,
Smollett; 22, Crabbe ; 23; Massinger;
24, Cowley; 25, Beatie ; 26, Cowper ;
27, Sir Walter Devenaut; 28, Gray ; 29,
Willis ; 30, Addison ; 31, Dryden ; 32,
Francis Charles,- 33, Watkins; 34, Het-
rhk ; 35, William Mason; 36, Pill; 37,
Dana; 38, Shakespeare.