 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...ifter a long faft, a piece of bread which charity had fupplied. He went out, as is reported, almofl naked, in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, ailced him for a Ihilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...after a long fall, a piece of bread which charity had fupplicd. He went out, as is reported, almoft naked, in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, alked him for a Ihilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...after a long faft, a piece of bread which charity had fupplied. He went out, as is reported, almoft naked, in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, afked him for a fhilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | 1790 - 644 pages
...alter a long faft, a piece of bread which charity had lupplied. He went out, as is reported, alnioft naked, in the rage of hunger, and, finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, afked him for a (hilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Otway, going away, bought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...after a long faft, a piece of bread which charity had fupplied. He went our, as is reported, almoft naked in the rage of hunger, and, finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, a/ked him for a fhilling. Thegemleman gave him a guinea; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...after a long faft, a piece of bread which charity had fupplied. He went out, as is reported, almoft naked, in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, afked him for a fhilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pages
...after a long faft, a piece of bread which charity had fupplied. He went out, as it is reported, almoft naked, in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-houfe, afked nim for a fhilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Orway going away bought... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1799 - 456 pages
...'public house on Tower Hill, where 'he died of want, or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by swallowing, after a long fast, a piece of bread...finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-house, ask M him "for a shilling. The gentleman gave him e guinea; and Ouvay going away bought a roll, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...have died of want ; or as it is related by one of his biographers-, by swallow ing, after a long last, a piece of bread which charity had supplied. He went...guinea ; and Otway going away bought a roll, and was choaked with the first mouthful. All this, I hope, is not true ; and there is this ground of better... | |
 | 1801 - 860 pages
...naked, in the *age of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a coffee-houfe, aiked him for a ihilling ; the gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Otway going away, bought a roll, and was chdaked with the firft mouthful. The principal power of Otway was in moving the paffions : he appears,... | |
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Having been compelled by his necessities to contract debts, and hunted, as is supposed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to a publick house on Tower-hill, where he is said to have died of want; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by... 
