. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. CONCLUSION. Now, reader, I have told my dream to thee,See if thou canst interpret it to to thyself or neighbour; but take heedOf misinterpreting ; for that, insteadOf doing good, will but thyself abuse:By misinterpreting, evil ensues. Take heed also that thou be not extremeIn playing with the outside of my dream ;Nor let my figure or similitudePut thee into a laughter or a this for boys and fools ; but as for thou the substance of my matter see. Put by the curtains, look within my veil:Turn up my metaph
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. CONCLUSION. Now, reader, I have told my dream to thee,See if thou canst interpret it to to thyself or neighbour; but take heedOf misinterpreting ; for that, insteadOf doing good, will but thyself abuse:By misinterpreting, evil ensues. Take heed also that thou be not extremeIn playing with the outside of my dream ;Nor let my figure or similitudePut thee into a laughter or a this for boys and fools ; but as for thou the substance of my matter see. Put by the curtains, look within my veil:Turn up my metaphors, and do not , if thou seekest them, such things to findAs will be helpful to an honest mind. What of my dross thou findest there, be boldTo throw away; but yet preserve the if my gold be wrapped up in ore?None throws away the apple for the if thou shaft cast all away as vain,I know not but t will make me dream again. END OF THE FIRST PART. The PILGRIMS Progress PART II. THE AUTHORS WAY OF SENDING FORTH HIS SECOND PART OF THE PILGRIM. Go now, my little book, to every placeWhere my first Pijgrim has but shown his face;Call at their door: if any say Whos there?Then answer thou, CHRISTIANA is they bid thee come in, then enter all thy boys; and then, as thou knowst how,Tell who they are, also from whence they came —Perhaps theyll know them by their looks or name:But, if they should not, ask them yet againIf formerly they did not entertainOne Christian, a Pilgrim? If they sayThey did, and were delighted in his let them know that those related wereUnto him ; yea, his wife and children are. Tell them that they have left their house and home:And turned Pilgrims; seek a world to come;That they have met with hardships in the way,That they do meet with troubles night and day;That they have trod on serpents, fought with devils;Have also overcome a many evils; ^2 THE A UTHORS IVA V OF Yea, tell them also of the next who have, Of l
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