in times gone by
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A couple of weeks ago, I suggested on Twitter that in times gone by, it would have been sorted very quickly, not necessarily in a conciliatory fashion but effectively for all that, by Peter Willey.
From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2012
He found its art too constricting and esoteric; he longed for an art that could be shared by a whole community, much as the Italian frescoes had once been shared in times gone by.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bewitched I am by the summer night, In silent thought I am riding; Bright glow-worms through the thicket fly Like happy dreams, which in times gone by My longing heart were delighting.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
Mr. Dallas," I says, "you's no doubt of'en seen ole Pappy Exall, w'ich he is the pastor of Zion Chapel, struttin' round the streets at home in times gone by?
From J. Poindexter, Colored by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
It must not be supposed that I am an advocate of reproducing works, or even styles of architecture, such as were created in times gone by, for I am not.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher
