intj. (common).—Upon my honour.

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  1819.  T. MOORE, Tom Crib’s Memorial to Congress, p. 36.

        At morning meet, and,—HONOUR BRIGHT,—
  Agree to share the blunt and tattlers!

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  1843.  C. SELBY, Antony and Cleopatra Married & Settled. Cle. Will you love me as dearly as ever? Ant. Dearer, dear Chloe, dearer! Cle. HONOUR? Ant. BRIGHT and SHINING.

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  1869.  F. HALL, Marginal reading to LYNDSAY’S Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis [E.E.T.S.], p. 382. She is more than a match for twenty-four a night, HONOUR BRIGHT.

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  1878.  J. HATTON, Cruel London, bk. VIII., ch. ii. HONOUR BRIGHT, no kid, as we say in London.

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  1881.  W. BLACK, The Beautiful Wretch, ch. xix. ‘I do not mean to marry Mr. Jacomb, if that is what you mean.’ ‘No? HONOUR BRIGHT?’ ‘I shall not marry Mr. Jacomb.’

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  1892.  Cassell’s Saturday Journal, 28 Sept., p. 29, c. 3. ‘Come, come, Mr. Smith, you’re drawing the long bow!’ ‘HONOUR BRIGHT, I’m not.’

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  1892.  N. GOULD, The Double Event, p. 158. ‘She did, HONOUR BRIGHT,’ said Smirk.

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