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Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.96, Wordsworth Editions
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This idiomatic expression is originated from a history play Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare, supposed to have been printed no later than 1597.
Source: theidioms.com
The phrase “give the devil his due” comes up in a conversation between Prince Henry and his friend Poins.
Prince Henry:
Sir John stands to his word, the devil shall have his bargain; for he was never yet a breaker of proverbs: he will give the devil his due.
Poins:
Then art thou damned for keeping thy word with the devil.
Prince Henry:
Else he had been damned for cozening the devil. (Act 1, Scene 2)
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