The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36440 Message #502889
Posted By: The Walrus at work
10-Jul-01 - 08:23 AM
Thread Name: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Subject: RE: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Pavane,
I seem to recall that the term "to have the blue devils", meaning melencholia dates back to at least the Regency period (I think it's in Grosse's Dictionary, but I can't find my copy, so I'm afraid I can't confirm that.