get_previous_comments_link( string $label = '' )

function get_previous_comments_link( $label = '' ) {
	if ( ! is_singular() )
		return;

	$page = get_query_var('cpage');

	if ( intval($page) <= 1 )
		return;

	$prevpage = intval($page) - 1;

	if ( empty($label) )
		$label = __('&laquo; Older Comments');

	/**
	 * Filters the anchor tag attributes for the previous comments page link.
	 *
	 * @since WP-2.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $attributes Attributes for the anchor tag.
	 */
	return '<a href="' . esc_url( get_comments_pagenum_link( $prevpage ) ) . '" ' . apply_filters( 'previous_comments_link_attributes', '' ) . '>' . preg_replace('/&([^#])(?![a-z]{1,8};)/i', '&#038;$1', $label) .'</a>';
}