These are the salad days....

Posted by ESC on June 16, 2000

In Reply to: These are the salad days.... posted by Ben on June 15, 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

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!