near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin
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c 1570 in J. P. Collier Old Ballads (1840) 99 Neerer is my skin then shirte.
1631 J. HENSHAW Spare Hours of Meditations 63 His charitie beginnes at home, and there it ends; neere is his coat, but neerer is his skinne.
1712 J. ARBUTHNOT Lewis Baboon v. My Shirt (quoth he) is near me, but my Skin is nearer: Whilst I take care of the Welfare of other Folks, no body can blame me, to apply a little Balsam to my own Sores.
1890 T. H. HALL CAINE Bondman II. X. ‘We can’t trust you.’.. ‘Not your own brother?’ said Jacob. ‘“Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin,” as the saying is.’
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