 Thomas Hurst wrote that Goldsmith "recognised with joy the existence and perfections of a Deity.For the christian revelation also, he was always understood to have a profound respect – knowing that it was the source of our best hopes and noblest expectations".Two characters in the 1951 comedy "The Lavender Hill Mob" quote the same line from Goldsmith's poem "The Traveller" – a subtle joke, because the film's plot involves the recasting of stolen gold.