All that I have to say is to tell you that the lanthorn is the moon, I the man i’ th’ moon, this thornbush my thornbush, and this dog my dog.
– William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 5, Scene 1. Starveling (as Moonshine) says that the lantern he carries is meant to be the crescent moon and that he is the man in the moon.