(1800). <<The>> drunkard's legacy in four parts: First - Of a gentleman's having a wild son, and sore-seeing he would come to Poverty, had a Cottage built with one Door to it, always kept fast. His Father on his Dying-Bed, charged him not to open it 'till he was poor and slighted, which the Young Man promised he would perform. Secondly - Of the Young Man's pawning his Estate to a Vintner, who when poor, kicked him out of Doors. Thinking it Time to see his Legacy, he broke open the Door, where instead of Money, found a Gibbet and a Halter, which he put round his Neck, and jumping off the Stool, the Gibbet broke, and a Thousand Pounds came down upon his Head, which lay hid in the Ceiling. Thirdly-Of his redeeming the Estate; and fooling the Vintner out of Two Hundred Pounds, who for fear of being jeered by his Neighbours, cut his own Throat. And lastly, - Of the young man's reformation. Very proper to be read by all who are given to drunkenness. Printed and sold at the Printing-Office in Wakefield.
Chicago-Zitierstil (17. Ausg.)<<The>> Drunkard's Legacy in Four Parts: First - Of a Gentleman's Having a Wild Son, and Sore-seeing He Would Come to Poverty, Had a Cottage Built with One Door to It, Always Kept Fast. His Father on His Dying-Bed, Charged Him Not to Open It 'Till He Was Poor and Slighted, Which the Young Man Promised He Would Perform. Secondly - Of the Young Man's Pawning His Estate to a Vintner, Who When Poor, Kicked Him Out of Doors. Thinking It Time to See His Legacy, He Broke Open the Door, Where Instead of Money, Found a Gibbet and a Halter, Which He Put Round His Neck, and Jumping off the Stool, the Gibbet Broke, and a Thousand Pounds Came Down upon His Head, Which Lay Hid in the Ceiling. Thirdly-Of His Redeeming the Estate; and Fooling the Vintner Out of Two Hundred Pounds, Who for Fear of Being Jeered by His Neighbours, Cut His Own Throat. And Lastly, - Of the Young Man's Reformation. Very Proper to Be Read by All Who Are Given to Drunkenness. [Wakefield]: Printed and sold at the Printing-Office in Wakefield, 1800.
MLA-Zitierstil (8. Ausg.)<<The>> Drunkard's Legacy in Four Parts: First - Of a Gentleman's Having a Wild Son, and Sore-seeing He Would Come to Poverty, Had a Cottage Built with One Door to It, Always Kept Fast. His Father on His Dying-Bed, Charged Him Not to Open It 'Till He Was Poor and Slighted, Which the Young Man Promised He Would Perform. Secondly - Of the Young Man's Pawning His Estate to a Vintner, Who When Poor, Kicked Him Out of Doors. Thinking It Time to See His Legacy, He Broke Open the Door, Where Instead of Money, Found a Gibbet and a Halter, Which He Put Round His Neck, and Jumping off the Stool, the Gibbet Broke, and a Thousand Pounds Came Down upon His Head, Which Lay Hid in the Ceiling. Thirdly-Of His Redeeming the Estate; and Fooling the Vintner Out of Two Hundred Pounds, Who for Fear of Being Jeered by His Neighbours, Cut His Own Throat. And Lastly, - Of the Young Man's Reformation. Very Proper to Be Read by All Who Are Given to Drunkenness. Printed and sold at the Printing-Office in Wakefield, 1800.