English Explanatory Dictionary

where are the snows of yesteryear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to emphasize that life passes quickly.

Pronunciation

En-au-where are the snows of yesteryear.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-where are the snows of yesteryear.wav

Word forms

where are the snows of yesteryear

Etymology

Quotation from Dante Gabriel Rossetti's "Ballad of Dead Ladies," an 1869 translation of François Villon's poem "Ballade des dames du temps jadis" (1533) (in the original, où sont les neiges d'antan?).

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