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 \nWhan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth  \nInspired hath in every holt and heeth  \nThe tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne  \nHath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne,  \nAnd smale foweles maken melodye,  \nThat slepen al the nyght with open ye,  \nSo priketh hem Natúre in hir corages,  \nThanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,  \nAnd palmeres for to seken straunge strondes,  \nTo ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;  \nAnd specially, from every shires ende  \nOf Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,  \nThe hooly blisful martir for to seke,  \nThat hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.  \n\"The Canterbury Tales\" by Geoffrey Chaucer describes the arrival of spring. In April, when the gentle rains have revived the dryness of March, and the refreshing breeze of Zephyrus has inspired the growth of plants, people feel a natural desire to go on pilgrimages. Travelers, including pilgrims called palmeres, set out from different parts of England to visit the holy shrine in Canterbury, seeking the blessed martyr who has helped them in times of sickness.  \nBifil that in that seson on a day,  \nIn Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay,  \nRedy to wenden on my pilgrymage  \nTo Caunterbury with ful devout corage,  \nAt nyght were come into that hostelrye  \nWel nyne and twenty in a compaignye  \nOf sondry folk, by áventure y-falle  \nIn felaweshipe, and pilgrimes were they alle,  \nThat toward Caunterbury wolden ryde.  \nThe chambres and the stables weren wyde,  \nAnd wel we weren esed atte beste.  \nAnd shortly, whan the sonne was to reste,  \nSo hadde I spoken with hem everychon,  \nThat I was ofhir felaweshipe anon,  \nAnd made forward erly for to ryse,  \nTo take oure wey, ther as I yow devyse.  \nDuring that time, I stayed at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, prepared to embark on a pilgrimage to Canterbury with sincere enthusiasm. That evening, around twenty-nine individuals, brought together by chance, gathered at the inn. They were a diverse group, all pilgrims, united in their purpose to travel to Canterbury. The inn had ample rooms and stables, ensuring our comfort. After conversing with each of them, I became part of their company. We decided to rise early the next morning to commence our journey, as I will now describe.  \nBut nathelees, whil I have tyme and space,  \nEr that I ferther in this tale pace,  \nMe thynketh it acordaunt to resoun  \nTo telle yow al the condicioun  \nOf ech ofhem, so as it semed me,  \nAnd whiche they weren and of what degree,  \nAnd eek in what array that they were inne;  \nAnd at a Knyght than wol I first bigynne.  \nNevertheless, while I have the time and opportunity, before I proceed further in this tale, it seems fitting to provide you with the details of each person. I believe it aligns with reason to tell you about the condition, rank, and appearance of each individual as it appeared to me. I will start with describing a Knight.  \nA Knyght ther was, and that a worthy man,  \nThat fro the tyme that he first bigan  \nTo riden out, he loved chivalrie,  \nTrouthe and honóur, fredom and curteisie.  \nFul worthy was he in his lordes werre,  \nAnd thereto hadde he riden, no man ferre,  \nAs wel in cristendom as in hethenesse,  \nAnd evere honóured for his worthynesse.  \nAtAlisaundre he was whan it was wonne;  \nFul ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne  \nAboven alle nacions in Pruce.  \nIn Lettow hadde he reysed and in Ruce,—  \nNo cristen man so ofte of his degree.  \nIn Gernade at the seege eek hadde he be  \nOf Algezir, and riden in Belmarye.  \nAt Lyeys was he, and at Satalye,  \nWhan they were wonne; and in the Grete See  \nAt many a noble armee hadde he be.  \nThere was a Knight, a commendable man, who, from the time he first began to ride out, cherished chivalry, tr","cbCaivl7PJH39fl9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivl7PJH39fl9","pdf",267130,28,"English","# General Prologue\n## Spring and the urge to journey\n## The gathering at the Tabard Inn\n## The narrator’s plan to describe the pilgrims\n## Introducing the Knight","[{\"question\":\"What seasonal change initiates the pilgrimage mood?\",\"answer\":\"Spring in April revives March’s dryness and brings nurturing growth and pleasant breezes, awakening people’s desire to go on pilgrimages.\"},{\"question\":\"Where does the group of pilgrims gather before setting out?\",\"answer\":\"They gather in Southwark at the Tabard Inn, where the narrator joins a company of about twenty-nine pilgrims.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the narrator plan to do before describing the next section?\",\"answer\":\"Before proceeding further, the narrator says it is reasonable to tell the condition, rank, and appearance of each pilgrim, beginning with the Knight.\"}]","The Canterbury Tales - General Prologue - Introduction | PDF",1789938926,43]