 To be singled out by Pope is no distinction as the list of his satiric victims is extensive, while Johnson, whose lack of social skills is well documented, is a strange source for Osborne's failures in this regard.After his death on 21 August 1767, Osborne was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Islington.His will divided his possessions among his wife, Anne; his brother-in-law William Smith; and his nephew William Toll.