days of wine and roses

Questions

What does days of wine and roses mean?

A bygone era of innocence and simplicity, especially youth.

Where does days of wine and roses come from?

From the poem Vitae Summa Brevis (1896) by Ernest Dowson.

How to pronounce days of wine and roses

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