(1) This is Irving's appraisal of Oliver Goldsmith.

(2) "In religion the law is written, and inflexible, never to do evil" (Oliver Goldsmith).

(3) "I ask pardon, I am straying from the question" (Oliver Goldsmith).

(4) There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence, that we can scarce weed out the fault without eradicating the virtue" (Oliver Goldsmith)."

(5) "All his faults are such that one loves him still the better for them" (Oliver Goldsmith).

(6) "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is(/oliver goldsmith.html), at home. " – Oliver Goldsmith.

(7) Goldsmith, Oliver. "A Comparison Between Laughing and Sentimental Comedy. " The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. London: John Murray, 1854.

(8) There are few writers for whom the reader feels such personal kindness as for Oliver Goldsmith, for few have so eminently possessed the magic gift of identifying themselves with their writings.

(9) It was compiled by Samuel Johnson, Christopher Smart and Oliver Goldsmith, with a general introduction written by Samuel Johnson, and some introductions to individual parts by Smart and Goldsmith.

(10) A Comparison Between Laughing and Sentimental Comedy. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. London: John Murray, 1854.