Antiquity

There were giants in the earth in those days.

— Antiquity

Antiquity, what is it else (God only excepted) but man's authority born some ages before us? Now for the truth of things time makes no alteration; things are still the same they are, let the time be past, present, or to come.Those things which we reverence for antiquity what were they at their first birth? Were they false?—time cannot make them true. Were they true?—time cannot make them more true. The circumstances therefore of time in respect of truth and error is merely impertinent.

— Antiquity

The ancient and honorable.

— Antiquity

With sharpen'd sight pale Antiquaries pore,The sacred rust of twice ten hundred years.

— Antiquity

My copper-lamps, at any rate,Because they're old, because they're new.

— Antiquity

Remove not the ancient landmark.

— Antiquity

There is nothing new except that which has become antiquated.

— Antiquity

Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding waysOf hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flowers.

— Antiquity