Good old days
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Good old days is a cliché in popular culture. It refers to an era considered by the speaker to be better than the current era. It is a form of nostalgic romanticisation.
An early use is by John Henley in The Primitive Liturgy: for the Use of the Oratory, Part 1. Being a form of Morning and Evening Prayer..., 1726 [1]
To all sincere Lovers of their Religion, And of their Country ; of Truth, Learning, Charity, and Moderation ; to all honest Admirers of the good old Days of their best and wisest Fore-fathers, this first Part of the Primitive Liturgy Is most humbly dedicated.
This book is reviewed in The Historical Register, volume 11, 1727[2]
In 1727, Daniel Defoe wrote "In the good old days of Trade, which our Fore-fathers plodded on in ...".[3]
It has been used as Laudator temporis acti (Praiser of past times) in Roman times.[4]
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