...described the death of Mr Valiant-for-Truth (which he symbolizes in the crossing of a river): 'And so he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side. 'It would be difficult to conceive of anything more ludicrous than this, and it is quite possible that...

...the story of "Mr. Valiant for Truth," the leading character, the whole thing winds up with, "...and so he passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side." Of course, you are about to read a good deal more about various actors and authors, plays and experiences...

...Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress. An allegory of Christian progress through a world of temptation and sin. "So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side." 15. Francois, due de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims. We are bottomless lakes of egotism, and society is built...

...understanding of the whole'.5 In order to understand a fragment of text in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress ('So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side') you need to understand the whole passage from which it is extracted (about the Celestial City, the...

...Day that he must go hence, was come, many accompanied him to the River side, into which, as he went, he said. Death, where is thy Sting? And as he went...Grave where is thy Victory? So he passed over, and the Trumpets sounded for him on the other side. Then there came forth a Summons for Mr. Standfast,...

...your sting?" And as he went down deeper, he finished, "Grave, where is your victory?" (1 Cor. 15:55). So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side. Then a summons came forth for Mr. Standfast. This Mr. Standfast was the one that the rest of the pilgrims...

...near Dunkirk. where his remains were buried, The wooden cross above his grave bears the inscription "So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side." "Sir Gunner." as his messmates called him, was an acolyte who had taken Holy Orders, and the faults...