LITERARY CURIOSITY. A lady occupied a

whole year in searching 'or, and fitting

the following thirty-eight ines from

English and American poets. Tho whole

reads as if written at one timo .vud by

one author LIFE. Why all this toil for

triumphs of an hour? - Komir?. .Life's a

short summer ; man is hut a flower. -Dr.

Johnson. .Hy tuTna wo catch tho fatal

breath aud die. -Pope.. Tho cradloand

tho tomb, alas 1 so nigh. -Prior. .To bo

is better than not to bo. -Set cell.

'Chough all man's lifo may scom a

tragedy, -Spencer.' .But light cares

apeak when mighty griefs are dumb.

-Daniel. ITho bot£om is but shallow

whenco they come. -Sir Walter Scott.

.Your fate but tho common fato of all.

-LoncjJcUow. TJnmingled joys here do no

man befall. -Southwell. Stature to each

allots its proper sphere. -Congrcvt.

Fortuno makes follies her peculiar care.

-Churchill. Castom docs often reason

overrule. -Rochester. And throw a cruel

sunshiuo on a fool. -Amislroivj. Live

well-how long or short permit to heaven.

-Milton. They who forgive most shall bo

moat for given. -Bailey. Sin may bo

clasped so closo wo cannot see its faco.

-Frtnch. Vile intercourse whero virtuo

has no placo. -Somerrillc. Then keep

such passion down, howovor dear.

-Thompson. Thou pondnlura betwixt a

smllo and n tear, -Byron. Her sensual

snares let faithless pleasures lay.

-Smollet, With craft and skill to ruin

and betray. -Crabbc. Soar not too high

to fall, but stoop to rise. - Masshujcr.

Wo masters grow of all that wo despise.

* -Crowley. Oh, then, renounco that

Impious solf.catecm. -' Riches have

wings, and grandeur is a dream. -Oowper.

Think not ambitiou wise because 'tis

brave. -Sir Walter Davcnant. Tho paths

of glory lead but to tho grave. -Gray.

What is ambition ? 'Tis a glorious

cheat. - Willie. Only destruction to tho

bravo and greit. -Addison. What's all

tho gaudy glitter of a crown ? -Drydtn.

The way to bliss lies not on beds o!

down. -Francis Quarlen. How long wo

llvo, not years, but actions tell.

-irafHns. That man lives twico who Uvea

tho first lifo well, -Merrick. ? Make

then, whilo yet yo may, your God your

friend. Herrich Whom Christians worship,

yet not comp e bond. - hill. The trvet

that given guard, and to yourself bo

just. -Dana. For, live how wo may, yet

die wo must. -Shakqxtrt. KNKW WHAT She

Wavtkd. - Mrs. M'Glnty: "I want to buy

some aoap:" Shopman : ° Do you wish it

for toilet purposes?" Mrs. M'Ginty ; M

An* indado an' Oi doant! Oi want it to

wash my faco and hands wid." " WHAT k

very original child littlo Aleck Forbes

la." "Yes. 1 wish his father would have

him copyrighted. Ono llka , tli^t ls