Mrs, II. A, Penning;

of-San Francisco, la saia to Imvo

occupied a year in hunting up and

putting1 together tlio thirty-eight

lines from thirty-eight English poets.

The panics o{ tho authors

arogivenbolow>. . ..... | " LIFE," 1,;

Why all this toil for triumphs of nn

hour? 2, Lifo's a short summor-man

»flower; , . 5, By turns wo catch tlio

vital breath and dio, 4 .The crodlo-and

the tomb, alas I BO lilgli, 6,«Tp bo is

hotter far than not to bo* - ' s , .

fl.'Though all man's li£6 may seem a

tragedy- ' 7, But light euros speak whon

mighty griefs aro dumb, 8, Tho bottom is

but shallow whence thoy coma. 0, Your

fate is but tho common fato ol all j

10.; Unminglecl joys hero to no man

befall, 11.'Nature to oaen allots his

propo? uphcro, 12. Fortuno makes folly

her peculiar care. 18. Custom docs not

oiten reason overrule, 14. And throw a

cruol sunshine on ft fool. 15. Livo

well, how long or short norm.lt to

heavoil s 36. Thoy who forgivo most

shall bo most forj/ven, IV. Sin may be

clapped so closo wo cannot see its fnco,

18., Vila intoreourso whoro vh'luo has

not placo ; 10. Then keep each passion

down, however dear, £0. Thou pendulum,

betwixt a smile and tear. 21. Her

sensual snares let faithless pleasure

lay, 22. With craft and skill to ruin

and betray. 28. Soar not too high to

fall, but stoop to rise, 24. Wo masters

grow of all that wo despise. 25. 0 tlion

ronounco that impious self-csteom ; 28.

Riches liavo wings, and grandeur is a

dream; 27. Think not ambition wlso

bccauso 'tis bravo; 28. Tho paths of

glory lead but to tho grave. . . 20.

What is ambition ? 'tis a glorious

cheat; 50. Only destmctivo to tho bravo

and great.. . ? . ? 51. What's all tho

gaudy glitter of a crown? '' i 82. Tlio

way to bliss lies not on beds of down.

33. How long, wo livo, not years, but

actions toll; 84. That' man' lives twico

who lives the first lifo woll, 85. Mako

then, whilo yot yo may, your God your

iriond, 80. Whom Christians worship, yet

not comprehend. 87i-Tho trust

that'sgivon guard, and toyoiirsclf bo

just, .©8.' For, livo wo how wo may, yet

dio wo must;. 1 Young