 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 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 coftee-houfe, afked him for a fhilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | 1802 - 510 pages
...thepaffions : he appears to catalogue of his works, Athenre Oxin a coffee-houfe, afl^ed him fora mil ling ; the gentleman gave him a guinea; and Otway going away, bought a roll, and was choaked with the firlt mouthful. have been a zealous royaliit, and re- onienfis.) ceived what, ia thofe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...related by one of his biographers, by swallowing, after a long fast, a piece of bread which chanty had supplied. He went out, as is reported, almost...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 giound of better... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1805 - 470 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...hunger, and finding a gentleman in a neighbouring cofff e -house, asked him for a shilling. The gentle m <m gave him a guinea : and Otway going away... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...a public house on Tower HiH, 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 which charity had supplied. He went out, as it is reported, almost naked, in the rage of hunger, and, finding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-house,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 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 Shilling. The gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Otway going away bought... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...Tower-hill, where he is said to have died of want ; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by swallowing, after a long fast, a piece of bread...gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-house, asked him for a shilliiig. The gentleman gave him a guinea ; and Otway going away bought a toll, and was choked with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...Tower-hill, where he is said to have died of want ; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by swallowing, after a long fast, a piece of bread...reported, almost naked in the rage of hunger, and, nnding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee-house, asked him for a shilling. The gentleman gave him... | |
 | 1810 - 492 pages
...a 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,...had supplied. He went out, as is reported, almost nuked, in the rage of hunger, and fmding a gentleman in a neighbouring coffee house asked him for ashilling.... | |
 | 1811 - 432 pages
...related by one of his byographers, by swallowing, after along fast, a piece of bread which cfearity supplied. He went out, as is reported , almost naked,...in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a coffee-house, asked him for a shilling. The gentl eman gave him a guinea — and Otway, going away,... | |
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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... 
