Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity

afterwards Albert Durer alchemy ancient appeared asserted astonishing astrologers authenticity became believe Bezoar blood body called Casilinum celebrated century character Charles circumstance concealed credulity cure curious death declared delusion detection discovered discovery disease doubt DsEon Duchess of Burgundy Duke emperor enemies England engraved excited extraordinary favour forgery France fraud gave George Psalmanazar gold hand Heaven honour hundred Iliad imposture Ireland Jews Joanna Southcott John of Leyden John Visconti king Lady Sunderland Lauder letters literary Lord magnetism manner Mary Tofts means medals medicine Milton miracle mystery native nature oracle Paracelsus Paradise Lost performed persons physician poems Pope possessed practised pretended priests prince procure prophet proved received royal Sabatai says seems sent Shakspeare speedily stone stratagem superstition supposed Themistogenes thou thought thousand took trick truth Vampyre woman wonderful writing Xenophon