Both Uses of
antiquity
in
Northanger Abbey
- With the walls of the kitchen ended all the antiquity of the abbey; the fourth side of the quadrangle having, on account of its decaying state, been removed by the general's father, and the present erected in its place.†
Chpt 23 *
- Her anxiety had foundation in fact, her fears in probability; and with a mind so occupied in the contemplation of actual and natural evil, the solitude of her situation, the darkness of her chamber, the antiquity of the building, were felt and considered without the smallest emotion; and though the wind was high, and often produced strange and sudden noises throughout the house, she heard it all as she lay awake, hour after hour, without curiosity or terror.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(antiquity) ancient times; or a relic of ancient times
(Typically references a period preceding the European Middle Ages which began during the 5th century AD.)