THE FIRST STAGE. - Christian's deplorable condition - Evangelist THE SECOND STAGE. - The Gate - conversation with Good-Will- the Interpreter's house - Christian entertained - the sights there THE THIRD STAGE. - Loses his burden at the Cross - Simple, Sloth, Presumption, Formalist, Hypocrisy---hill Difficulty- the Arbor - misses his roll - the palace Beautiful - the lions- talk with THE FOURTH STAGE. - Valley of Humiliation - conflict with Apol- THE SIXTH STAGE. - Evangelist overtakes Christian and Faithful - - THE SEVENTH STAGE.- Christian and Hopeful - By-ends and his companions - plain of Ease - Lucre-hill Demas - the River of Life -Vain-Confidence - Giant Despair- the Pilgrims beaten -- - THE NINTH STAGE. - Christian and Hopeful meet Ignorance - 1 urn- Shinirg One - Atheist - Enchanted Ground - Hopeful's account - 183 THE TENTH STAGE. - Talk of Christian and Hopeful -- Temporary THE FIRST STAGE. - Christiana and Mercy - Slough of Despond - knocking at the Gate- the Dog-talk between the Pilgrims, 275 THE SECOND STAGE. The Devil's garden-two ill-favored ones as- sault them the Reliever-entertainment at the Interpreter's house -the Significant Rooms-Christiana and Mercy's experience, 288 THE THIRD STAGE. - Accompanied by Great-Heart- the Cross - THE FOURTH STAGE. - The Lions - Giant Grim slain by Great-Heart - the Pilgrims entertained-the children catechized by Prudence THE SIXTH STAGE. - Discourse with Old Honest - character and his- tory of Mr. Fearing - Mr. Self-will and some professors - Gaius' house-conversation--the supper-Old Honest and Great-Heart's riddles and discourse-Giant Slay-good killed-Mr. Feeble-mind's cheering entertainment and converse - a Monster, THE SEVENTH STASE. - Hill Lucre - River of Life - Giant Despair killed - the I lectable Mountains-entertainment by the Shep- THE EIGHTH STAGE. - Valiant-for-Truth's-Victory-his talk with Gat-Heart - the Enchanted Ground - Heedless and Too-bola Mr. Stand-fast - Madam Bubble's temptations - the land of Beulah - Christiana summoned - her parting addresses passes the River- she is followed by Ready-to-halt, Feeble-mind, Despondency and his daughter, Honest, Valiant, and Steadfast, 440 THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY FOR HIS BOOK WHEN at the first I took my pen in hand And thus it was: I, writing of the way 4 Neither did I but vacant seasons spend And quickly had my thoughts in black and white : • Without end. For having now my method by the end, Well, when I had thus put mme ends together Now was I in a strait, and did not see For, thought I, some I see would have it done, I further thought, if now I did deny If that thou wilt not read, let it alone; May I not write in such a style as this? You see the ways the fisherman doth take Also his snares, lines, angles, hooks, and nets: How does the fowler seek to catch his game "Well, yet I am not fully satisfied That this your book will stand, when soundly tried." What though? Why, what's the matter? "It is dark." Solidity, indeed, becomes the pen * Hint, whisper, insinuation. |