THE TENTH STAGE Then Christian addressed himself thus to his fellow: CHR. Well, come, my good Hopeful, I perceive that thou and I must walk by ourselves again. So I saw in my dream, that they went on apace before, and Ignorance he came hobbling after. Then said Christian to his companion, I much pity... Continue Reading →
The Pilgrims’ Progress Book One: Stage Nine
THE NINTH STAGE The Country of Conceit And I slept, and dreamed again, and saw the same two pilgrims going down the mountains along the highway towards the city. Now, a little below these mountains, on the left hand, lieth the country of Conceit, from which country there comes into the way in which the... Continue Reading →
The Pilgrims’ Progress Book One: Stage Eight
THE EIGHTH STAGE The Delectable Mountains They went then till they came to the Delectable Mountains, which mountains belong to the Lord of that hill of which we have spoken before. So they went up to the mountains, to behold the gardens and orchards, the vineyards and fountains of water; where also they drank and... Continue Reading →
The Pilgrims’ Progress Book One: Stage Seven
THE SEVENTH STAGE Hopeful Joins Christian and Faithful Now I saw in my dream, that Christian went not forth alone; for there was one whose name was Hopeful, (being so made by the beholding of Christian and Faithful in their words and behavior, in their sufferings at the fair,) who joined himself unto him, and... Continue Reading →
The Pilgrims’ Progress Book One: Stage Six
THE SIXTH STAGE Evangelist Joins Christian and faithful Now when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after them, and he knew him. Oh! said Faithful to his brother, who comes yonder? Then Christian looked, and said, It is my good... Continue Reading →