Extraordinary hoaxes of the 18th century
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Jonathan Swift's a Campaign
Jonathan swift set himself up as a stof phony astrologer under the name of isaac bickerstaff. He made a prediction in his almanac that john partridge was going to die of a fever on March 17th, 1798. But when he came back and said i'm still alive, jonathan swift wrote an amusing epitaph for him saying: 'She five foot deep lies john partridge, a starmonger, a cobbler and a crack a weep all you customers who use his almanacs'
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