times of yore
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But ah! the past and all its lore Is fading from our hearts away, And memories of the times of yore Are all forgotten in to day!
From Lays from the West by Nicholl, M. A.
It was in times of yore, when the eagles screamed, holy waters fell from the heavenly hills; then to Helgi, the great of soul, Borghild gave birth in Bralund.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
Some believe that in times of yore the Virgin herself sang it to the infant Jesus.
From A History of Nursery Rhymes by Green, Percy B.
I wander up the river's bank, my thought Still dwelling on those troublous times of yore, Until my mind by slow degrees is brought To present times and scenes.
From The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic by Skeats, Wilfred S.
Enough to say that of all the gods, called into being by the hopes and fears of men who dwelt in times of yore on the banks of the Nile, Osiris was the most beloved.
From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Newton, Joseph Fort
