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 87 '*0f man ne woman forth right plaine, But shette her one eye for disdaine." (The Romaunt of the Rose,) Do now your devoir, yonge knightes proude." (The Knighte's Tale.) 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.) But, Sires, now wol I tell you forth my tale." (The Pardonere's Tale.) 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.) 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.)
 * The were the gates shette, and cried was loude,
 * And on the Monday whan it drew to night,
 * Leteth your othes bothe gret and smale,
 * ' How Sire Thopas with sides smale,
 * ' Turn over the leef, and chese another tale,