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These are the salad days....

Posted by Bob on June 17, 2000

In Reply to: These are the salad days.... posted by ESC on June 16, 2000

: : "these are the salad days"

: : Does anyone know where this phrase comes from? if you can provide any assistance we would be most grateful. Please reply directly to bml209@is2.nyu.edu. Thanks

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: Mr. William Shakespeare, "Antony and Cleopatra."

: CLEOPATRA
: My salad days,
: When I was green in judgment: cold in blood,
: To say as I said then!

We seem to have gotten "salad days" often lately. Thank your for a-dressing it.

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