Wyd was his parisshe, and houses fer asonder. But he ne lefte nat, for reyn ne thonder, In siknesse nor in meschief to visite The ferreste in his parisshe, muche and lite.

Wyd was his parisshe, and houses fer asonder.
But he ne lefte nat, for reyn ne thonder,
In siknesse nor in meschief to visite
The ferreste in his parisshe, muche and lite.

– Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue. The Parson’s parish is wide and the houses far apart. But even in the worst of weather and in sickness, he does not neglect to visit those living farthest away in the parish, whether they are of high or low rank.

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