The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . conduct. Great. Why, he was always afraid that he should come short of whither he had adesire to go. Everything frightened him that he heard anybody speak of, if it hadbut the least appearance of opposition in it. I hear that he lay roaring at the Sloughof Despond for above a month together; nor durst he, for all he saw several go overbefore him, venture, though they, many of them, offered to lend him their hand. Hewould not go back again neither. The Celestial City, he said, he should die if he camenot to it; and yet was dejec
The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . conduct. Great. Why, he was always afraid that he should come short of whither he had adesire to go. Everything frightened him that he heard anybody speak of, if it hadbut the least appearance of opposition in it. I hear that he lay roaring at the Sloughof Despond for above a month together; nor durst he, for all he saw several go overbefore him, venture, though they, many of them, offered to lend him their hand. Hewould not go back again neither. The Celestial City, he said, he should die if he camenot to it; and yet was dejected at every difficulty, and stumbled at every straw thatanybody cast in his way. Well, after he had lain at the Slough of Despond a greatwhile, as I have told you, one sunshine morning, I dont know how, he ventured, andso got over; but, when he was over, he would scarce believe it. He had, I think, a-Slough of Despond in his mind, a slough that he carried everywhere with him, or elsehe could never have been as he was. So he came up to the gate (you know what I. Old Honest. (257) 258 THJi: PILGRIMS PROGRESS. mean) that stands at the head of this way, and here also he stood a good while beforehe would adventure to knock. When the gate was opened, he would give back, andgive place to others, and say that he was not worthy. For, for all he got before someto the gate, yet many of them went in before him. There the poor man would standshaking and shrinking: I dare say it would have pitied ones heart to have seen would he go back again. At last, he took the hammer that hanged on the gatein his hand, and gave a small rap or two; then One opened to him, but he shrank backas before. He that opened stepped out after him, and said, Thou trembling one,what wantest thou ? With that, he fell down to the ground. He that spoke to himwondered to see him so faint; so He said to him, Peace be to thee: up, for I haveset open the door to thee; come in, for thou art blessed. With that, he go
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