MISCELLANIES.
Epigram by La Monnoye.—It has been ingeniously said, that "Life is an epigram, of which death is the point." Alas for human nature! good points are rare; and no wonder, according to this wicked, but witty,
EPIGRAM BY LA MONNOYE.
The world of fools has such a store,
That he who would not see an ass,
Must bide at home, and bolt his door,
And break his looking glass.
S.W.S.
Mickleham, Dec. 10. 1849.