Where are the snows of yesteryear?

It might even prompt us to employ the celebrated words of French poet Francois Villon, “Where are the snows of yesteryear?”

He's one of those writers who is frequently quoted by those who have never heard of him, thanks to the popularity of the phrase "where are the snows of yesteryear", which is Rossetti's translation of the line "Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?" from the French poet's Ballade des dames du temps jadis.

Or if you prefer, “Where are the snows of yesteryear?”

"It has been done, but——" "Where are the snows of yesteryear, huh?"

They are: Dr. Max Farrand, Yale Dr. Theodore Clarke Smith, Williams Dr. Verner W. Crane, Brown Dr. Allyn A. Young, Harvard Scribbling on a tavern table, inflamed with love and drink, the great scamp of poets, null Villon, asked: "Where are the snows of yesteryear?"