of yore

English

Prepositional phrase

(archaic) Long ago; in days long past.
Synonyms: of old, way back; see also Thesaurus:long ago

In days of yore
- 1733, [Alexander] Pope, Of the Use of Riches, an Epistle to the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst, Dublin: […] S. Powell, for George Risk […], George Ewing […], and William Smith […], →OCLC, page 18:
  The Dev'l was piqu'd, ſuch ſaintſhip to behold, / And long'd to tempt him like good Job of old: / But Satan novv is vviſer than of yore, / And tempts by making rich, not making poor.
- 1827, [John Keble], The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC:
  where Abraham fed his flock of yore
2022 June 14, “Tesla Split and Cybertruck Details”, in Tesla Time News‎:
Now when I was a kid I had a bike with a banana seat, but for some reason, as you get older, and you get bikes, it's like you can never go back to those awesome seats of yore.

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