# The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart (1901)

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Satirical allegory, originally published in Czech in 1631. This translation is based on the 1663 edition.
THE LABYRINTH OF THE WORLD AND THE PARADISE OF THE HEART
BY JOHN AMOS KOMENSKY (COMENIUS)
EDITED AND TRANSLATED BY COUNT LÜTZOW
NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO. 1901
"Nevzali jsme ssebou Nic, po vsem veta Jen bibli Kralickou Labyrint sveta."
"Nothing have we taken with us, Everything is lost; We have but our bible of Kralice, Our 'Labyrinth of the World.'"
—Song of the Bohemian Exiles.
CONTENTS
Page
| Introduction | 11 |
| Dedication | 53 |
| To the Reader | 55 |
CHAPTER I.
| On the Causes of this my Pilgrimage through the World | 59 |
CHAPTER II.
| The Pilgrim obtains Impudence as a Guide | 61 |
CHAPTER III.
| Falsehood joins Them | 64 |
CHAPTER IV.
| The Pilgrim receives a Bridle and Spectacles | 66 |
CHAPTER V.
| The Pilgrim views the World from on High | 69 |
CHAPTER VI.
| Fate distributes Vocations | 74 |
CHAPTER VII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Market-place of the World | 77 |
CHAPTER VIII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the State of Matrimony | 89 |
CHAPTER IX.
| The Pilgrim examines the Order of the Tradesmen | 99 |
CHAPTER X.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Fate of the Men of Learning, at first generally | 114 |
CHAPTER XI.
| The Pilgrim comes among the Philosophers publicly | 129 |
CHAPTER XII.
| The Pilgrim studies Alchemy | 146 |
CHAPTER XIII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Rosicrucians | 150 |
CHAPTER XIV.
| The Pilgrim studies Medicine | 157 |
CHAPTER XV.
| The Pilgrim beholds Jurisprudence | 160 |
CHAPTER XVI.
| The Pilgrim witnesses the Promotion of Masters and Doctors | 163 |
CHAPTER XVII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Estate of Priesthood | 166 |
CHAPTER XVIII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Christian Religion | 171 |
CHAPTER XIX.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Order of the Magistrates | 187 |
CHAPTER XX.
| The Estate of Soldiery | 198 |
CHAPTER XXI.
| The Estate of the Knights | 204 |
CHAPTER XXII.
| The Pilgrim finds Himself among the Newsmen | 209 |
CHAPTER XXIII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Castle of Fortune, and firstly, the Entrance to It | 212 |
CHAPTER XXIV.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Ways of the Wealthy | 216 |
CHAPTER XXV.
| The Ways of the Voluptuous in the World | 220 |
CHAPTER XXVI.
| The Ways of the Great of the World | 226 |
CHAPTER XXVII.
| Fama ferme vulgi opinione constat | 229 |
CHAPTER XXVIII.
| The Pilgrim begins to despair and to quarrel with his Guides | 235 |
CHAPTER XXIX.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Palace of Wisdom, the Queen of the World | 239 |
CHAPTER XXX.
| How the Pilgrim was impeached in the Palace of Wisdom | 241 |
CHAPTER XXXI.
| Solomon, with a Large Multitude, comes to the Palace of Wisdom | 247 |
CHAPTER XXXII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Secret Judgments and the Government of the World | 250 |
CHAPTER XXXIII.
| Solomon discloses the Vanities and Deceits of the World | 265 |
CHAPTER XXXIV.
| Solomon is deceived and misled | 268 |
CHAPTER XXXV.
| Solomon's Company is dispersed and captured, and perishes by Terrible Fashions of Death | 271 |
CHAPTER XXXVI.
| The Pilgrim desires to flee from the World | 274 |
CHAPTER XXXVII.
| The Pilgrim finds his Way Home | 277 |
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
| The Pilgrim receives Christ as his Guest | 280 |
CHAPTER XXXIX.
| Their Betrothal | 283 |
CHAPTER XL.
| The Pilgrim is as one transformed | 293 |
CHAPTER XLI.
| The Pilgrim is ordered to enter the Invisible Church | 295 |
CHAPTER XLII.
| The Light of the Inward Christians | 300 |
CHAPTER XLIII.
| The Liberty of those Hearts that are devoted to God | 305 |
CHAPTER XLIV.
| The Regulations of the Inward Christian | 308 |
CHAPTER XLV.
| Everything is light and easy to the Hearts that are devoted to God | 315 |
CHAPTER XLVI.
| The Holy Ones have Abundance of Everything | 318 |
CHAPTER XLVII.
| The Safety of those who are devoted to God | 321 |
CHAPTER XLVIII.
| The Godly have Peace on all Sides | 325 |
CHAPTER XLIX.
| The Godly have Constant Delight within their Hearts | 332 |
CHAPTER L.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Christians according to their States | 334 |
CHAPTER LI.
| The Death of Faithful Christians | 339 |
CHAPTER LII.
| The Pilgrim beholds the Glory of God | 341 |
CHAPTER LIII.
| The Pilgrim is received into God's Household | 343 |
CHAPTER LIV.
| The End of All | 345 |
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