"where are the snows of yesteryear" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-where are the snows of yesteryear.ogg
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?). Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=where are the snows of yesteryear?}} where are the snows of yesteryear?
  1. (rhetorical question, informal) Used to emphasize that life passes quickly. Wikipedia link: Ballade des dames du temps jadis, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, François Villon Tags: informal, rhetoric Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions
    Sense id: en-where_are_the_snows_of_yesteryear-en-phrase-wZMbWwPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Pathetic as its passing is, one cannot honestly regret the old school. I was looking last night at the programme of my very first hall, and received a terrible shock to my time-sense. Where are the snows of yesteryear? Where are the entertainers of 1895?",
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