December 21st "Madam Bubble" Not to Be Discouraged John Bunyan (1628–1688). The Pilgrim’s Progress. Vol. 15, pp. 306-318 of The Harvard Classics "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. (John Bunyan made leader of Non-Conformist congregation, Dec. 21, 1671.)
