times of yore
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On the whole, we should be very thankful indeed that we were born in this century, and not in the good old times of yore.
From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Stockton, Frank Richard
As in times of yore, Joseph Akiba was coming back in the moonlit night, to his shepherd's hut, so Meir pale and trembling approached the house of his fathers.
From An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story by Soissons, C. S. de
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
His gaze turns naturally to the past, and if reform ever enters his mind, he dreams of a return to the good old times of yore.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
A saying of the troublous times of yore is still applicable: "The label is changed, but the wine is the same as ever."
From An Historical Mystery by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
