How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth
Stol’n on his wing my [two] and [thir]tieth year!
My hasting days fly on with full career,
But my late spring no bud or blossom show’th.
Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth,
That I to [adult]hood am arrived so near,
And inward ripeness doth much less appear,
Than some more timely-happy spirits endu'th.
Yet be it less or more, or soon or slow,
It shall be still, in strictest measure ev'n
To that same lot, however mean or high,
Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heav’n;
All is, if I have grace to use it so,
As ever in my great task-Master’s eye.
(Milton, Sonnet VII)
Flavia at age four.
23 comments:
Happiest Birthday, Flavee.
Happy birthday to you!
You're still 31 on the best coast
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Happy Birthday!!
Okay, NOW you can have a happy birthday :)
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Many Happy Returns of the Day!
Happy birthday!!1! What a cute four-year-old you were!
That's the greatest picture. Happy birthday!
Thanks for keeping me honest, bro. (And younger!)
Happy birthday!
Wait, so did you turn 32 or 33? Has time already stolen your 32nd year, or are you about to embark upon it? It's all so tricky given the "year 0" which is the first year.
Welcome to 32! But remember, it's the last full year of your first-third-century...So live it up!
Happy Birthday! Here's to many, many more years (and many more blog posts marking those years).
Hieronimo: oh, good point! I am exactly 32 today, which I think entitles me to say that Time has stol'n 32 years (although not, technically, my "32nd year"), since tomorrow I will be thirty-two-years-and-one-day old.
Boy. Numbers are hard. Good thing I majored in English.
Happy, happy birthday and many happy returns!
. . .also, that's an adorable 4 year old picture.
Great picture! Happy Birthday!
Love the piggies, Flavia. Happy, happy.
TR
OMG, I just fell out of my chair with the sweetness. Only 32? Wow, so many years yet to waste! :-P
Happy Birthday! I hope the coming year treats you well!
happy birthday! have another fantastic trip around the sun!
Happy Birthday - wow, I'd recognize those eyes anywhere! :) You should totally bring pigtails back in!
Happy next day, too!
Happy belated b-day!
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