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So they consented to erect there a pillar, and to engrave upon the side thereof this sentence -- "Over this stile is the way to Doubting Castle, which is kept by Giant Despair, who despiseth the King of the Celestial Country, and seeks to destroy his holy pilgrims."
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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So they consented to erect there a Pillar, and to engrave upon the side thereof this sentence, Over this Stile is the way to Doubting Castle, which is kept by Giant Despair, who despiseth the King of the Coelestial Country, and seeks to destroy his holy Pilgrims.
The Pilgrims Progress, in the Similitude of a Dream; The First Part. Paras. 600-699 1909
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Now there was, not far from the place where they lay, a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair; and it was in his grounds they now were sleeping: wherefore he, getting up in the morning early, and walking up and down in his fields, caught Christian and Hopeful asleep in his grounds.
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So they consented to erect there a pillar, and to engrave upon the side thereof this sentence -- 'Over this stile is the way to Doubting Castle, which is kept by Giant Despair, who despiseth the King of the Celestial Country, and seeks to destroy his holy pilgrims.'
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Now there was, not far from the place where they lay, a castle, called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 John Bunyan 1658
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Now there was, not far from the place where they lay, a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant
The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan John Bunyan 1658
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a castle, called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was 5
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This might be Doubting Castle, and there is Palace
The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story Mary F. Leonard
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Having escaped from Doubting Castle they continue their perilous way, ever drawing nearer to the Celestial City, and ever growing more impatient for the end of their pilgrimage.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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After him came in Mr Dispondency and his Daughter Much-afraid, to whom she said, You ought with thankfulness for ever to remember your Deliverance from the hands of Giant Despair and out of Doubting Castle.
The Pilgrims Progress, in the Similitude of a Dream; The Second Part. Paras. 700-787 1909
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