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1684 T. Otway Atheist iii. 27 I have heard the Man is Gallant; but in honesty, As thou art my friend, I wish thou wouldst hear good Counsel.

1798 R. Southey Joan of Arc. (ed. 2) I. i. 93 Altho' her mother be My sister, yet in honesty I think It is unkindly done to mock the Maid.

1801 D. Webster Let. 3 Oct. in Private Corr. (1857) I. 95 But, in honesty, it is not my opinion that any individual has brilliancy, and at the same time penetration and judgment enough, for a great law character.

1896 National Rev. June 583 The average American, the average American public man, and the average American public newspaper, are in all honesty anti-English.

1924 W. J. Shultz tr. E. Rignano Social Significance Inheritance Tax ii. iii. 85 In all honesty, I cannot picture the paralysing effects which some critics fear the proposed reform would inevitably have.

1986 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 2 Mar. 1 Rod is of the opinion that he can still contribute to a baseball team—and, in honesty, I would have to agree with Rod.

2011 J. Bowring In all Direct. 317 In all honesty, he found the prospect of sharing a room with Miranda no less attractive than she did.