The Consolidator - or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon by Daniel Defoe
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agreed, That they were both Moons and both Worlds, this a Moon to
that, and that a Moon to this, like the Sun between two Looking-Glasses, and shone upon one another by Reflection, according to the oblique or direct Position of each other. This afforded us a great deal of Pleasure; for all the World covet to be found in the right, and are pleas'd when their Notions are acknowledg'd by their Antagonists: It also afforded us many very useful Speculations, such as these; 1. How easy it is for Men to fall out, and yet all sides to be in the right? 2. How Natural it is for Opinion to despise Demonstration? 3. How proper mutual Enquiry is to mutual Satisfaction? From the Observation of these Glasses, we also drew some Puns, Crotchets and Conclusions. 1st, That the whole World has a Blind-side, a Dark-side, and a Bright-side, and consequently so has every Body in it. 2dly, That the Dark-side of Affairs to Day, may be the Bright-side to Morrow; from whence abundance of useful Morals were also raised; such as, 1. No Man's Fate is so dark, but when the Sun shines upon it, it will return its Rays, and shine for it self. |
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