The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the MoonDefoe, Daniel
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The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon
Defoe, Daniel
Fantasy fiction; Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction; Moon -- Fiction; Political fiction; Satire
These, and abundance more particular Observations I made, but as I
left the thing still in agitation, and undetermin'd, I shall refer it
to another Voyage which I purpose to make thither, and at my return,
may perhaps set that Case in a clearer Light than our Sight can yet
bear to look at it in.
If in my second Vovage I should undeceive People in the Notions they
entertain'd of those Northern People, and convince them that the
Solunarians were really the Aggressors, and had put great hardships
upon them, I might possibly do a Work, that if it met with
Encouragement, might bring the Solunarians to do them Justice, and
that would set all to Rights, the two Nations might easily become
one, and Unite for ever, or at least become Friends, and give mutual
Assistance to each other; and I cannot but own such an Agreement
would make them both very formidable, but this I refer to another
time.-----
At the same time I cannot leave it without a Remark that this
Jealousy between the two Nations, may perhaps in future Ages be
necessary to be maintain'd, in order to find some better Reasons for
Fortifications, Standing Armies, Guards and Garisons than could be
given in the Reign of the great Prince I speak of, the Queen's
Predecessor, tho' his was against Forreign insulting Enemy.
But the Temper of the Solunarian High Party was always such, that
they would with much more case give thanks for a Standing Army
against the Nolunarians and Crolians, than agree to one Legion
against the Abrogratzians and Gallunarians.
But of these Things I am also promis'd a more particular Account upon
my Journy into that Country.
I cannot however conclude this Matter, without giving some Account of
my private Observations, upon what was farther to be seen in this
Country.
And had not my Remarks on their State Matters taken up more of my
Thoughts than I expected, I might have entred a little upon their
other Affairs, such as their Companies, their Commerce, their Publick
Offices, their Stock-Jobbers, their Temper, their Conversation, their
Women, their Stages, Universities, their Courtiers, their Clergy, and
the Characters of the severals under all these Denominations, but
these must be referr'd to time, and my more perfect Observations.
But I cannot omit, that tho' I have very little Knowledge of Books,
and had obtain'd less upon their Language, yet I could not but be
very inquisitive after their Libraries and Men of Letters.
Among their Libraries I found not abundance of their own Books, their
Learning having so much of Demonstration, and being very
Hieroglyphical, but I found to my great Admiration vast quantities of
Translated Books out of all Languages of our World.
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