54. Your life shall be as it has been, A sweet variety of joys. R. H. WILDE. 55. Neither poverty Nor riches, But godliness so gainful With content. No painted pomp nor glory that Bewitches; A blameless life is your best monument, And such a life that soars a-- Bove the sky, Well pleased to live, but better pleased to die. HUGH PETERS. 56. A life you'll lead Which hath no present time, but is made up Entirely of to-morrows. JOANNA BAILLIE. 57. GENTLEMAN.--I see Lord Mayor written on your forehead. MASSINGER. 57. LADY.--A marriage in May weather. LEIGH HUNT--_Rimini_. 58. You'll have never a penny left in your purse, Never a penny but three; And one is brass, and another is lead, And another is white money. PERCY'S RELIQUES--_Heir of Linne_. 59. You will double your life's fading space, For he that runs it well, runs twice his race; And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, You will not fear, nor wish your fate; But boldly say each night, "To-morrow let my sun his beams display, "Or in clouds hide them; _I have lived to-day_." COWLEY. 60. Yet haply there will come a weary day, When, over-task'd at length, Both Love and Hope beneath the weight give way. Then with a statue's smile, a statue's strength, Stands the mute sister Patience, nothing loth, And both supporting, does the work of both. COLERIDGE. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. The oe ligature (one occurrence) has been replaced by 'oe'. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Many missing periods were added. The number 1. has been inserted at the start of each section (covered by an illustrated drop cap in the original book.) Except for those changes noted below, misspellings by the author, misquotations, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 14. 'MACAULY' replaced by 'MACAULAY'. Pg 43. Note: author George Lillo is not listed in 'Catalogue of Authors' at the front of the book.) Pg 61. 'MACAULEY' replaced by 'MACAULAY'. End of Project Gutenberg's Oracles from the Poets, by Caroline Gilman