THE AUTHOR'S WAY
OF SENDING FORTH HIS SECOND PART OF THE PILGRIM
- GO now, my little book, to every place
- Where my first Pilgrim has but shown his face,
- Call at the door. If any say, "Who's there?"
- Then answer thou, "Christiana is here."
- If they bid thee come in, then enter thou,
- With all thy boys; and then, as thou know'st how,
- Tell who they are, also from whence they came;
- Perhaps they know them by their looks or name.
- But, if they should not, ask them yet again
- If formerly they did not entertain
- One Christian, a Pilgrim. If they say
- They did, and were delighted in his way,
- Then let them know, that those related were
- Unto him; yea his wife and children are.
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