John Bunyan

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Sleep is sweet to the laboring man.

John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

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Topic

Sleep as balm Sleep

Speaker

Hope

Author

John Bunyan

Source

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

Medium

Allegory

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

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Original Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come. London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1678, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress, edited by Roger Pooley. Penguin Classics, 2009, pt. 1.

One leak will sink a ship, and one sin will destroy a sinner.

John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

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Topic

Little things make a big difference Sin

Speaker

Interpreter

Author

John Bunyan

Source

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

Medium

Allegory

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come. London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1678, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress, edited by Roger Pooley. Penguin Classics, 2009, pt. 2.

He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide.

John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

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Topic

Overcoming adversity Adversity

Speaker

Shepherd Boy

Author

John Bunyan

Source

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

Medium

Allegory

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come. London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1678, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress, edited by Roger Pooley. Penguin Classics, 2009, pt. 2.

Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.

John Bunyan

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Topic

Effective communication Communication

Author

John Bunyan

Source

The Epistle to Four Sorts of Readers The Holy City

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1665 1660s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bunyan, John. "The Epistle to Four Sorts of Readers." The Holy City. London, 1665.

Current Citation

Bunyan, John. "The Holy City." The Miscellaneous Works of John Bunyan, edited by J. Sears McGee. Vol. 3, Clarendon Press, 1987.

As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den, and laid me down in that place to sleep; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream.

John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

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Topic

Personal journey

Author

John Bunyan

Source

The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come

Medium

Allegory

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Opening lines

Language

English

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that Which is to Come. London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1678, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress, edited by Roger Pooley. Penguin Classics, 2009, pt. 1.