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My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought His battles who will now be my rewarder.

— John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

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Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."
Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."

The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.

The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

When he understood it, he called for his friends, and told them of it.

The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

And so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.

The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

Every fat must stand upon its own bottom.

The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

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