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A birthday:--and now a day that rose With much of hope, with meaning rife-- A thoughtful day from dawn to close: The middle day of human life. - Jean Ingelow, A Birthday Walk And show me your nest with the young ones in it, I will not steal them away; I am old! you may trust me, linnet, linnet-- I am seven time one to-day. - Jean Ingelow, Songs of Seven--Seven Times One As this auspicious day began the race Of ev'ry virtue join'd with ev'ry grace; May you, who own them, welcome its return, Till excellence, like yours, again is born. The years we wish, will half your charms impair; The years we wish, the better half will spare; The victims of your eyes will bleed no more, But all the beauties of your mind adore. - Lord Francis Jeffrey, Miscellanies--To a Lady on her Birthday The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I. - Ben Jonson Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. Blest and distinguish'd days! which we should prize The first, the kindest bounty of the skies. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend. - Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis), Epigrams (bk. IX, ep. 53) My birthday!--what a different sound That word had in my youthful ears; And how each time the day comes round, Less and less white its mark appears. - Thomas Moore, My Birthday Oh! be thou blest with all that Heaven can send, Long health, long youth, long pleasure--and a friend. - Alexander Pope Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear; 'Tis but the funeral of the former year. - Alexander Pope, To Mrs. M.B. (l. 9) And more such days as these to us befall! - William Shakespeare And send him many years of sunshine days! - William Shakespeare Heaven give you many, many merry days! - William Shakespeare This day shall change all griefs and quarrels into love. - William Shakespeare The birth of a child is the imprisonment of a soul. - William Gilmore Simms
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