87 '*0f man ne woman forth right plaine, But shette her one eye for disdaine." (The Romaunt of the Rose,)
- The were the gates shette, and cried was loude,
Do now your devoir, yonge knightes proude." (The Knighte's Tale.)
- And on the Monday whan it drew to night,
He shette his dore, withouten candell light." (The Miller's Tale.) Small. SMALE. (smaal.) "And smale foules maken melodie." (The Canterbury Tales.) " This goddesse on an hart ful heye sete. With smale houndes all about hire fete." (Ibid.) " Wol ye here the Tale ? Ovide, amonges other thinges smale.^' (The Wif of Bath's Tale.)
- Leteth your othes bothe gret and smale,
But, Sires, now wol I tell you forth my tale." (The Pardonere's Tale.)
- ' How Sire Thopas with sides smale,
Priking over hill and dale." (The Rime of Sire Thopas.) " The mavis and the nightingale. And othir joly birdis smale.^^ (The Romaunt of the Rose.)
- ' Turn over the leef, and chese another tale,
For he shal find ynow bothe grete and smale. (The Pardonere*s Tale.) Smart. SMERT. ♦* For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may not wepe although him sore smerte." (Canterbury Tales.)