The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come: Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream, Wherein is Discovered the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey, and Safe Arrival at the Desired Countrey

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Payson & Clarke, 1928 - 232 Seiten
 

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Seite 153 - ... a creaking that it waked Giant Despair, who, hastily rising to pursue his prisoners, felt his limbs to fail, for his fits took him again, so that he could by no means go after them.
Seite 67 - So he went on, and Apollyon met him. Now the monster was hideous to behold; he was clothed with scales like a fish (and they are his pride), he had wings like a dragon, feet like a bear, and out of his belly came fire and smoke, and his mouth was as the mouth of a lion.
Seite 122 - The Prince of princes himself, when here, went through this town to his own country, and that upon a fair-day too : yea, and as I think, it was Beelzebub, the chief lord of this fair, that invited him to buy of his vanities : yea, would have made him Lord of the fair, would he but have done him reverence as he went through the town.
Seite 43 - I looked, then, after Christian, to see him go up the hill, where I perceived he fell from running to going, and from going to clambering upon his hands and his knees, because of the steepness of the place.
Seite 75 - Now at the end of this valley was another, called the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and Christian must needs go through it, because the way to the celestial city lay through the midst of it.
Seite 175 - The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. He eSteemeth iron as Straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee: slingStones are turned with him into stubble. Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Seite 219 - precious stones, also the streets thereof were paved with gold ; so that, by reason of the natural glory of the city, and the reflection of the sun-beams upon it, Christian with desire fell sick ; Hopeful also had a fit or two of the same disease : wherefore here they lay by it a while, crying out because of their pangs, " If you see my Beloved, tell him that I am sick of love.
Seite 35 - He ran thus till he came at a place somewhat ascending, and upon that place stood a cross, and a little below in the bottom, a sepulchre. So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do, till...
Seite 135 - My heart riseth against him, said Mr Enmity. He is a rogue, said Mr Liar. Hanging is too good for him, said Mr Cruelty.

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