Oliver Goldsmith on Valentine's Day
1728–1774 Ireland
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11 quotes
It seemed to be pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.
She Stoops to Conquer (1771)
All his faults are such that one loves him still the better for them.
The Good-Natur'd Man (1768)
The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love.
The Deserted Village (1770)
The Good-Natur'd Man (1768)
Handsome is that handsome does.
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
She Stoops to Conquer (1771)
His indolence and love of pleasure, made his averse to all kinds of business …]]
That dire disease, whose ruthless power
Withers the beauty's transient flower.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oliver Goldsmith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.