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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... "
preface biograpical and critical, to the works of the english poets - Page 11
by samuel johnson - 1779
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...rneption,, Having been compelled pclled by his neceflhies to contradt. debts, and hunted, as is fuppofed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to a publick houfe on Tower.hill, where he died pf want, or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by fwallowing, ifter a long faft, a piece...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...to mention. Having been compelled by his neceflities to contract debts, and hunted, as is fuppofed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to a publick houfe on Tower-hill, where he is faid to have died of want ; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by fwallowing, after...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...to mention. Having been compelled by his neceffities to contract debts, and hunted, as is fuppofed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to a publick houfe on Tower-hill, where he is faid to have died of want ; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by {wallowing, after...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - Poets, English - 1790 - 508 pages
...Having been compelled by his neceffities to contract debts, and hunted, as is fuppofed, by the tarriers of the law, he retired to a publick houfe on Tower-hill, where he is faid to have died of want; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by fwallowing, after...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...to mention. Having been compelled by his neceffities to contract debts, and hunted, as is fuppofed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to a publick houfe on Tower-hill, where he died or want, or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by fwallowing, after a long faft, a piece...
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A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and ...

Stephen Jones - Biography - 1799 - 456 pages
...and hunted, as is supposed, by the terriers of the law, he rctiied to 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 which charity had supplied. 'He went out, as is reported,...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...by the tarricrs 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 swallow ing, after a long last, a piece of bread which charity had supplied. He went out, as is reported,...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...by the tarriers 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 swallowing, after a long fast, a piece of bread which chanty had supplied. He went out, as is reported,...
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The Lives of the Most Celebrated English Poets, with Criticisms. Extracted ...

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...and hunted, as is. supposed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to 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,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...to mention. Having been compelled by his neceflities to contrait debts, and hunted, as is fuppofed, by the terriers of the law, he retired to a publick houfe on Tower-hill, where he is faid to have died of want ; or, as it is related by one of his biographers, by fwallowing, after...
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