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The Pilgrim's Pꝛogreſs
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head, and by his light I go through darkneſs.

In this light therefore, he came to the end of the Valley. Now I ſaw in my Dream, that at the end of this Valley lay blood, bones, aſhes, and mangled bodies of men, even of Pilgrims that had gone this way formerly: And while I was muſing what mould be the reafon, I eſpied alittle before me a Cave, where two Giants,,Pope and Pagan, dwelt in old time, by whoſe Power and Tyranny the Men whoſe bones, blood, allies, &c. lay there, were cruelly put to death. But by this place Chriſtian went without much danger, whereat I ſomewhat wondered; but I have learnt ſince,that Pagan has been dead many a day; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is by reaſon of age, and alſo of the many ſhrewd bruſhes that he met with in his younger dayes, grown ſo crazy, and ſtiff in his joynts, that he can now do little more then ſit in his Caves mouth, grinning at Pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails, becauſe he cannot come at them.

So I ſaw that Chriſtian went on
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