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The Pilgrim's Progress; From this world to that which is to come.
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Biographical SummaryJohn Bunyan (November 28, 1628–August 31, 1688), English preacher and author, is widely known for his book The Pilgrim's Progress (1678 and 1684). A non-conformist preacher who suffered persecution and imprisonment, Bunyan began developing the idea for and writing Pilgrim's Progress while in prison. It is an allegorical tale of virtue and vice which follows the struggles of a Christian as he travels from the "City of Destruction" (this world) to the "Celestial City" (heaven). The work has been translated into more than 200 languages and has remained in print since it was first issued.
{404} THE CONCLUSIONNow, Reader, I have told my dream to thee;
See if thou canst interpret it to me,
Or to thyself, or neighbour; but take heed
Of misinterpreting; for that, instead
Of doing good, will but thyself abuse:
By misinterpreting, evil ensues. Take heed, also, that thou be not extreme,
In playing with the outside of my dream:
Nor let my figure or similitude
Put thee into a laughter or a feud.
Leave this for boys and fools; but as for thee,
Do thou the substance of my matter see. Put by the curtains, look within my veil,
Turn up my metaphors, and do not fail,
There, if thou seekest them, such things to find,
As will be helpful to an honest mind. What of my dross thou findest there, be bold
To throw away, but yet preserve the gold;
What if my gold be wrapped up in ore?—
None throws away the apple for the core.
But if thou shalt cast all away as vain,
I know not but ’twill make me dream again.
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Chicago: John Bunyan, "{404} THE CONCLUSION," The Pilgrim's Progress; From this world to that which is to come. in John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress Original Sources, accessed May 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LJQGGTAJSTA4LLM.
MLA: Bunyan, John. "{404} THE CONCLUSION." The Pilgrim's Progress; From this world to that which is to come., in Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress, Original Sources. 13 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LJQGGTAJSTA4LLM.
Harvard: Bunyan, J, '{404} THE CONCLUSION' in The Pilgrim's Progress; From this world to that which is to come.. cited in Bunyan, J, The Pilgrim's Progress. Original Sources, retrieved 13 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LJQGGTAJSTA4LLM.
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