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Title: The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 Cheever, George Barrell, 1807-1890. (from old catalog) Harvey, William, 1796-1866, (from old catalog) illus Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, (from old catalog) engr
Subjects: Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Publisher: London, H. G. Bohn
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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, continually sounding as they went, with melodiousnoise, in notes on high ; so that the very sight was, to themthat could behold it, as if heaven itself was come down tomeet them. Thus, therefore, they walked on together; andas they walked, ever and anon these trumpeters, even, withjoyful sound, would, by mixing their music with looks andgestures, still signify to Christian and his brother how wel-come they were into their company, and with what gladnessthey came to meet them. And^now were these two men, astwere, in heaven, before they came at it, being swallowed upwith the sight of angels, and with hearing of their melodiousnotes. Here also they had the city itself in view; and theythought they heard all the bells therein to ring, to welcomethem thereto; but, above all, the warm and joyful thoughtsthat they had about their own dwelling there, with suchcompany, and that for ever and ever. Oh, by what tongue orpen can their glorious joy be expressed ! And thus they cameup to the gate.
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Now, when they were come up to the gate, there waswritten over it, in letters of gold, Blessed are they thatdo His commandments, that they may have right to the treeof life, and may enter in through the gates into the city(Rev. xxii. 24). Then I saw in my dream, that the shining men bid themcall at the gate, the which when they did, some from abovelooked over the gate; to wit, Enoch, Moses, and Elijah, &c,to whom it was said, These pilgrims are come from the cityof Destruction, for the love that they bare to the King of thisplace. And then the pilgrims gave in unto them each manhis certificate, which they had received in the beginning; 220 IGNORANCE ALSO CROSSES THE RIYER ; those, therefore, were carried in to the King, who, when Hehad read them, said, Where are the men? To whom itwas answered, They are standing withont the gate. TheKing then commanded to open the gate, That the righteonsnation, said He, that keepeth truth, may enter in(Isa. xxvi. 2). Now I saw in my dream, that t

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