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Literature | Devil's Daughter's Portion (The). The saying is - "Deal, Dover, and Harwich, The devil gave with his daughter in marriage,"xs Because of the scandalous impositions practised in these seaports on sailors and occasional visitors. (Grose: Classical Dictionary, etc.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | DEVIL'S DAUGHTER'S PORTION: Deal, Dover, and Harwich, The Devil gave with his daughter in marriage; And, by a codicil to his will, He added Helvoet and the Brill; a saying occasioned by the shameful impositions practised by the inhabitants of those places. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 45 56 49 4C 27 53 44 41 55 47 48 54 45 52 27 53 50 4F 52 54 49 4F 4E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01000101 01010110 01001001 01001100 00100111 01010011 00100000 01000100 01000001 01010101 01000111 01001000 01010100 01000101 01010010 00100111 01010011 00100000 01010000 01001111 01010010 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D E V I L ' S   D A U G H T E R ' S   P O R T I O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0045 0056 0049 004C 0027 0053 0044 0041 0055 0047 0048 0054 0045 0052 0027 0053 0050 004F 0052 0054 0049 004F 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)383956434695323835554142543952953250495254434948 |
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