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| | # {{context|idiomatic|lang=en}} To [[acknowledge]] the [[positive]] qualities of a person who is [[unpleasant]] or dis[[like]]d. | | # {{context|idiomatic|lang=en}} To [[acknowledge]] the [[positive]] qualities of a person who is [[unpleasant]] or dis[[like]]d. |
| − | #* '''1597''', [[w:William_Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]], '' King Henry IV, part I'', act 1, sc. 2, | + | #* '''1597''', [[w:William_Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]], '' King Henry IV, Part I'', act 1, sc. 2: |
| | #*:. . . for he was never yet a breaker of | | #*:. . . for he was never yet a breaker of |
| | #*: proverbs: he will '''give the devil his due'''. | | #*: proverbs: he will '''give the devil his due'''. |
| − | #* '''1821''', [[w:Sir_Walter_Scott|Sir Walter Scott]], ''Kenilworth'', ch. 4, | + | #* '''1821''', [[w:Sir_Walter_Scott|Sir Walter Scott]], ''Kenilworth'', ch. 4: |
| | #*: Yet '''give the devil his due'''; Says grace before he doth a deed of villainy. | | #*: Yet '''give the devil his due'''; Says grace before he doth a deed of villainy. |
| − | #* '''1922''', [[w:Zane_Grey|Zane Grey]], ''The Day of the Beast'', ch. 5, | + | #* '''1922''', [[w:Zane_Grey|Zane Grey]], ''The Day of the Beast'', ch. 5: |
| | #*: And to '''give the devil his due''' he's finer than ever. Too damn fine for this crowd! | | #*: And to '''give the devil his due''' he's finer than ever. Too damn fine for this crowd! |
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| | + | ===References=== |
| | + | * {{R:OneLook}} |
