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
As I thought my self one of the first, at least of our Nation, that
ever came thus far; it was, you may be sure no small surprize to me
to find all the most valluable parts of Modern Learning, especially
of Politicks, Translated from our Tongue, into the Lunar Dialect, and
stor'd up in their Libraries with the Remarks, Notes and Observations
of the Learned Men of that Climate upon the Subject.
Here, among a vast croud of French Authors condemn'd in this polite
World for trifling, came a huge Volume containing, Les Oevres de
scavans, which has 19 small Bells painted upon the Book of several
disproportion'd sizes.
I enquir'd the meaning of that Hieroglyphick, which the Master of the
Books told me, was to signify that the substance was all Jingle and
Noise, and that of 30 Volumes which that one Book contains, 29 of
them have neither Substance, Musick, Harmony nor value in them.
The History of the Fulsoms, or a Collection of 300 fine Speeches made
in the French Accademy at Paris, and 1500 gay Flourishes out of
Monsieur Boileau, all in Praise of the invincible Monarch of France.
The Duke of Bavaria's Manifesto, shewing the Right of making War
against our Sovereigns, from whence the People of that Lunar World
have noted that the same Reasons which made it lawful to him to
attempt the Imperial Power, entitle him to lose his own, viz.
Conquest, and the longest Sword.
Jack a both Sides, or a Dialogue between Pasquin and Marforio, upon
the Subject Matter of the Pope's sincerity in Case of the War in
Italy. Written by a Citizen of Ferrara. One side arguing upon the
occasion of the Pope's General wheedling the Imperialists to quit
that Country. The other bantering Imperial Policy, or the Germains
pretending they were Trickt out of Italy, when they could stay there
no longer.
Lewis the Invincible, by Monsieur Boileau. A Poem, on the Glory of
his most Christian Majesties Arms at Hochstedt, and Verue.
All these Translations have innumerable Hyerogliphical Notes, and
Emblems painted on them, which pass as Comments, and are readily
understood in that Climate. For Example, on the Vol. of Dialogues are
two Cardinals washing the Pope's Hands under a Cloud that often
bespatters them with Blood, signifying that in spight of all his
Pretensions he has a Hand in the Broils of Italy. And before him the
Sun setting in a Cloud, and a Blind Ballad-Singer making Sonnets upon
the brightness of its Lustre.
The three Kings of Brentford, being some Historical Observations on
three mighty Monarchs in our World, whose Heroick Actions may be the
Subject of future Ages, being like to do little in this, the King of
England, King of Poland, and King of Spain. These are describ'd by a
Figure, representing a Castle in the Air, and three Knights pointing
at it, but they could not catch.
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