A LITERARY CURIOSITY". The following
remarkaDle little noem is a contribution
of the San Francisco Times, from the pea
of Mrs. H. A. Deming. The reader ■will
notice that each line is a quotation
from some of the Btaudard authors of
England aud America. This is the result
of a year's laborious search among the
voluminous writings of 3S leading poets
of the past and present. The number cf
each liue refers to its author below:—
LIFE. J. "Why all this toil for triumphs
of an hour? 2. Life's a short summer,
man a flower. 3. By turns we catch the
vital breath and die— 4. The cradle and
the tomb, alas! so nigh. 5. To be is
bstter than not to be, 6. Tbouah all
man's life may seem a tragedy; 7. But
light cares speak when mighty griefs are
dumb, S. The bottom is but shallow
whence they come. 9. Your fate is but
the common fate of all; 10. Unoaingled
joys here to no man befall. 11. Nature
to each allots its proper sphere; 12.
Fortune makes folly her peculiar cars.
13. Custom does often reason overrule,
14. And threw a cruel sunshine oa a
fool. 15. .Live well; how lon;i or
short, permit to Heaven; It;. They who
forgivi most shall be most forgivtn. 17.
Sin may be clasped so close we cannot
see its face\x=req-\ 18. Vile
intercourse, where virtue has no place.
19. Then keep each passion down, however
dear, 20. Thou pendulum betwixt a smile
and tear. 21. Her sensual snares let
faithless pleasure lay, 22. With craft
and skill, to ruin 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, I renounce that
impious self-esteem; 2o. Riches have
win;.s and grandeur is a rliejin. 27.
Think not ambition wise because tis
brave; -28. The paths of glory lead but
to the brave. 2i). What is ambition?
'lis a glorious cheat, o-s. f'nly
destructive to the brave and great. 31.
What's ali the gaudy glitter of a crown;
32. The way to bliss lies not on beds of
down. 33. How long we live, not years,
but actions lei!; ! 34. That man lives
twice who Jives the first life well. |
35. Make, then, while yet ye may, your
God your I friend, j 35. Whom Christians
worship, yet not csmpre\x=req-\ j hend.
• 37. The trust that's given guard, and
to youiseJf j bejast; I 33. For, live we
how we can. die we must. ; 1. Young: 2,
Dr. Johnson; 3, Pope; 4, Prior; i 5,
Sewel: 6, Spenser; 7, Uamell: 8. bir
Walter | lialeigh; 9, Ixragfellow; 10.
Southwell; 11, Oon\x=req-\ [ greve; 12,
Churchill; 13, Rochester; 14,
Arm\x=req-\ j strong; 15, Milton; 16,
Bailey; 17, Trench; IF, Somerville; 19,
Tli3mson; 20, Byron; 21, Smollett; ■ j
22, Crabbs; 23. Massinger; 24, Cowlej ;
25, Ji?a:tie; I 26. Cowper; 27, Sir Win.
Davenant; £8, Gr.;y; co, I Willis; 3'l.
Addison; 31, Dry den; 32, Francis j :
Quarles; 3-3, Watkins; 34, Herrick; 3-5,
William i Mason; 3b\ Hill; 37. Dana; 3S,
Sliakspeare.