...close of the following stanza which, as a whole is common-place enough, has passed into a proverb : To each his sufferings ; all are men, Condemned alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah ! why should they know their fate, Since sorrow never comes too...

...hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. " To each his sufferings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, The...paradise. No more ; where ignorance is bliss 'Tis folly to be wise." The origin of the custom called the "Montem," celebrated every third year, on Whit-Monday,...

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...of christian people. " In the world ye shall have tribulation," John xvi. 33. " All have trouble ; all are men Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, The unfeeling for his own." But this is no reason why you should not have your seasous of re132 THE BIBLE CLASS MAGAZINE. joicing....

...vitals rage ; Lo, poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand; And slow consuming age. To each his sufferings ; all are men, Condemned alike...his own. Yet ah ! why should they know their fate 1 Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies ; Thought would destroy their...

...too late, have eyes ? our woes : From ignorance our comfort flows ; The only wretched are the wise. And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy...No more ; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. Prior is numbered among the last of English rhymers who adorned heroines with Diana's quiver,...

...numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain, The...why should they know their fate ? Since sorrow never conies too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their Paradise, No more ; where...

...band, That numbs the soul with icy hand; And slow i•.imsinaiai; age. To each his sufferings ; ail are men, Condemned alike to groan : The tender for another's pain, The unfeeling for his own. Yet ab ! why should they know their fate Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies...

...vitals rage ; Lo, poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand ; And slow consuming age. To each his sufferings ; all are men, Condemned alike...more ; — where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. GRAY. 1 . The establishment to whirh Eton owes ail its importance is its College, founded...

...vitals rage : Lo ! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age. Tie folly to be wise. [The Bard.— A Pindaric Ode.'] [This ode is founded on a tradition current In...