If the nerve is compressed for a short amount of time, it is often able to repair itself but it may take several weeks or months for the symptoms to fully resolve. However, if the compression remains present for a long time, permanent nerve injury may occur.
In line 524 of the General Prologue to his Canterbury Tales Chaucer sums up the character of the parson thus: A bettre preest I trowe that nowher noon ys. He was the best example of a good priest. The only devout and pious churchman in the company, the Parson is extremely poor, but he is rich in holy thoughts and deeds.
The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, in 1389, Clerk of the King's work.