literaRtcuriosity. ? A lady occupied a

whole year in searching for, and fitting

the following1 thirty-eight lines from

English and' American' poets. ? The who

e reads asif'written at one ' time and

by one author — ' ! 'LIFE. Why all this

toll'for. triumphs of on hour? ;l ;; ?

-. .' — Toung. . Life's a short summer ;

man is but a flower. — Dr. Johnson. i By

tnrns wo catch the .fatal breath and

die. / . — Pope. The cradle arid the

tomb, alas ! bo nigh. ? ? ... ? ... :.

... — Prior. . To be is better than not

to be. ... I — Sewell. Though: all man's

life1 may seem a tragedy. '.'in- !ii. ?

. — Spencer. But light cares speak when

mighty griefs are ?I 'dnmb.' i'i .i'-' ?

? ? —.Daniel. The bbttom is biit shallow

whence they come. i ,1.4 I.- ? ? i . -

—Sir Waller Scott. Youriate:but the

common fate of all. in !?-:'-?. .rft . ,

.. ... — Longfellow. Unmingle'd

joysihere do no man befull. niij'-'ni

i-» ... . — Southwell. Nature to each

allots its proper sphere. :!??« lo.. —

Congreve. Fortune makes follies her

peculiar care. —Churchill. Custom does

often. reason overrule. ?t»v/

Uflj.-i',-,. — Rochester. Afad' throw a

cruel sunshine on a fool. , . . —

Armstrong. Live well— how long or short

permit to heaven.' — Milton. They 'wlio

'forgive most shall be most forgiven. —

Bailey. sin may be clasped so close we

cannot see its {ace. —French. Vile

intercourse where virtue has no place. ;

— Somerville. Then keep s'iicli passion

down, however dear. / . — Thompson. Thou

pcndulum.botwixt a smile and a tear. ]

—Byron. ller sensual snarei let

faithless pleasures lay . ... ,/. —

Smollet. ? With craft and skill to ruin

and betray. ' . —Crabbe. Soar not

too'high to fall, but stoop to rise. I '

'r —Bfassinger. We masters grow of all

that we despise. 1 ; : '; - .; —Crowley.

Oh, then, rcno'nnce that impious self-

esteem. ' — Beallie. Riches hive wings,

and grandeur is a dream. . : — Cowptr.

Think not ambition wise because 'tis

brave. i . — Sir Waller Davenant. ' The

paths of glory lead but to the grave.

—vray. ? ? What is ambition J..; Mis a

glorious oheat. / . — ira«e. - Only

destruction to the brave and grett. ...

— Addison. What's all the gaudy. glitter

of a crown ? —Dryden. The way to bliss

lies not on beds of down. ?, t„ .,; - ?

J. — Francis Quarks. ? Uow long we live,

i not,. years, but actions tell. —

Waltins. That man lives twioe who lives

the first life roAvell.. ' ? ? ? ? .

—Herrick. Mako then, while yet ye may,

your God t j your, friend. i . Herrtck.

\\ hom Christians worship, yet not

comprehend. . . ? —UM. Tho trust that

given guard, and to yourself be just.

—Dam. l*'or, llvo how we may, yet die

.we must. I i —Shaksparc. Jl-tlJ t'-.

-Knew what She Wanted. — Mrs. M'Ginty:

'I want, to buy some soap: Shopman: 'Do

yon wish it for toilet purposesl''1

Mrs.' M'Ginty : 'An' indade an' Oidoantl

Oi want it to wash my face and hands

wid.''' '? ? .. . ' What a very original

child little Aleck Torbes is.' 'Yes. f

wish his father would have him

copyrighted. One like that is