"Now, sires," quod he, "if that yow be so leef
To fynde Deeth, turne up this croked wey,
For in that grove I lafte hym, by my fey,
Under a tree, and there he wole abyde;
Noght for youre boost he wole him no thyng hyde.
Se ye that ook? Right there ye shal hym fynde."
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Pardoner’s Tale. The Old Man tells the three rioters that if they want to find Death, they should turn up this crooked way, and in a grove they will find him under an oak tree. He says that Death will be waiting there and will not hide from them because of their boast.