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death's doings.

Life is action, says the Cricketer;—it is a feast,says the Glutton ;—it is a bubble, says the Philo-sopher : but Death bursts the Philosopher's bub-ble, gormandizes the Glutton, and bowls out theCricketer.

It is fees, says the Physician;—it is judgmentand execution, says the Judge ;•—it is all vanity,says the Parson : but Death humbles the Parson'svanity, executes the Judge and his judgments,and takes fee of the Physician and his Patientstoo!

Thou art then a very Proteus, Death, at once aMiser, a Merchant, and a Prince,—thou art aGame, a Glutton, and a Bubble,—thou art Jus-tice to the injured, a Physician to the sick, anda humbler of Vanity,—thou art Master of theCeremonies of Life, sporting with it in every form,and we have sported with thee!

Thus, view them however we may, Life andDeath are endless paradoxes; the love of the one,and the fear of the other, are unquestionablyimprinted in our nature for wise purposes—they