John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4303 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4303 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean’d to Virtue’s side. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Deserted Village. Line 161. |