| MND III.ii.133 | [Helena to Lysander, of his vows] both as light as tales |
| TNK III.iii.38.1 | [Arcite to Palamon] Else there be tales abroad |
| TS II.i.215 | [Katherina to Petruchio, of a sting in the tongue] Yours, if you talk of tales [also: tails] [Q: tails] |