Those darling byegone times, Mr Carker, ' said Cleopatra, 'with their delicious fortresses, and their dear old dungeons, and their delightful places of torture, and their romantic vengeances, and their picturesque assaults and sieges, and everything that makes life truly charming! How dreadfully we have degenerated!

Charles Dickens
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Is there anyone who would like to visit the byegone times? Not to mention everything that makes life truly charming. The idea is that in the past, life was so much more fun than it is today. Things were less stressful, there were no rules or restrictions, and people lived in much better conditions. The way it used to be was often called “the good old days” because it was much better than the present. When something has been lost in time, it can be difficult to imagine what it was like when things were simpler and not as complicated.

Source: Dombey And Son

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