In the Guise of an Irish Patriot , M. B. Drapier, Jonathan Swift Publishes Drapier Letter III

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In the guise of an Irish Patriot , M. B. Drapier, Jonathan Swift publishes Drapier Letter III

Jonathan Swift, writing under the pseudonym M. B. Drapier, publishes Drapier’s Letter III — part of a powerful series aimed at rallying opposition to a controversial new coinage in Ireland, stirring nationalist sentiment under the guise of patriotic defense.