The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . ould knock at the wicket-gate for entrance. They toldme also of the wood and dark mountains; of the Hill Difficulty; of the lions; andalso of the three giants. Bloody-man, Maul, and Slay-good. They said moreover thatthere was a foul fiend haunted the Valley of Humiliation, and that Christian was byhim almost bereft of life. Besides, said they, you must go over the Valley of theShadow of Death, where the hobgoblins are, where the light is darkness, where theway is full of snares, pits, traps, and gins. They told me also of Giant
The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . ould knock at the wicket-gate for entrance. They toldme also of the wood and dark mountains; of the Hill Difficulty; of the lions; andalso of the three giants. Bloody-man, Maul, and Slay-good. They said moreover thatthere was a foul fiend haunted the Valley of Humiliation, and that Christian was byhim almost bereft of life. Besides, said they, you must go over the Valley of theShadow of Death, where the hobgoblins are, where the light is darkness, where theway is full of snares, pits, traps, and gins. They told me also of Giant Despair, ofDoubting Castle, and of the ruin that the pilgrims met with there. Further, they saidI must go over the Enchanted Ground, which was dangerous; and that, after all this,I should find a river, over which I should find no bridge, and that that river did liebetwixt me and the Celestial Country. Great. And was this all ? Valiant. No. They also told me that this way was full of deceivers, and of personsthat laid wait there to turn good men out of the Valiant-foe-Teuth. (29T) 298 THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. Great. But how did they make that out ? Valiant. They told me that Mr. Worldly Wiseman did there lie in wait to also said that there were Formality and Hypocrisy continually on the said also that By-ends, Talkative, or Demas would go near to gather me up;that the Flatterer would catch me in his net; or that, with green-headed Ignorance, Iwould presume to go on to the gate, from whence he was sent back to the hole thatwas in the side of the hill, and made to go the by-way to hell. Geeat. I promise you, this was enough to discourage you; but did they make anend here ? Valiant. No stay. They told me also of many that had tried that way of old, andthat had gone a great way therein, to see if they could find something of the glorythere that so many had so much talked of from time to time; and how they cameback again, and befooled themselves for setti
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