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Jean Ingelow on Birthday

1820–1897 England

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There is nothing so unreasonable as infancy, excepting the maturer stages of life.

Fated to Be Free: A Novel (1875)

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.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jean Ingelow (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.