times of yore

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 Joseph Fort Newton

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 Frank Richard Stockton

A modern philosopher, with his hypothesis, is like a man possessed with a devil in times of yore; and it is not to be cast out by any human means, that I know of.”

From The King's Own by Frederick Marryat

In times of yore a certain interval was wont to elapse before the Militia could be assembled, living as they did in distant regions of the island.

From South Wind by Norman Douglas

Undergo was the job of the family, as patient as a lamb: he encouraged the blessed martyrs in times of yore, and is still in existence, though his patience has somewhat diminished.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832 by Various