The Pilgrim’s Progress (Part II, Ch. 9-10), by John Bunyan

<p>"Madam Bubble," or this vain world, presented both herself and her purse to the wayfarer. Repulsed and scorned, yet she serenely flaunts her bribes enticingly before his bewildered eyes. (Volume 15, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>John Bunyan made leader of Non-Conformist congregation, Dec. 21, 1671.</p>