ThecharacterofMallethavingbeenintroduced，andspokenofslightinglybyGoldsmith；JOHNSON。’Why，Sir，Mallethadtalentsenoughtokeephisliteraryreputationaliveaslongashehimselflived；andthat，letmetellyou，isagooddeal。’GOLDSMITH。
’ButIcannotagreethatitwasso。Hisliteraryreputationwasdeadlongbeforehisnaturaldeath。Iconsideranauthour’sliteraryreputationtobealiveonlywhilehisnamewillensureagoodpriceforhiscopyfromthebooksellers。IwillgetyoutoJohnson，ahundredguineasforanythingwhateverthatyoushallwrite，ifyouputyournametoit。’
Dr。Goldsmith’snewplay，SheStoopstoConquer，beingmentioned；
JOHNSON。’Iknowofnocomedyformanyyearsthathassomuchexhilaratedanaudience，thathasansweredsomuchthegreatendofcomedy——makinganaudiencemerry。’
Goldsmithhavingsaid，thatGarrick’scomplimenttotheQueen，whichheintroducedintotheplayofTheChances，whichhehadalteredandrevisedthisyear，wasmeanandgrossflattery；