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A search of The Concordance of Great Books (url: http://www.concordance.com/ ) gives this reference to Henry IV part 1, act 2 scene 4: Sirrah, I am sworn brother |1H4-2-4| ** to a leash of drawers; and can call them all by |1H4-2-4| ** their christen names, as Tom, Dick, and Francis. |1H4-2-4| ** They take it already upon their salvation, that |1H4-2-4| ** though I be but the prince of Wales, yet I am king |1H4-2-4| ** of courtesy; and tell me flatly I am no proud Jack, |1H4-2-4| ** like Falstaff, but a Corinthian, a lad of mettle, a |1H4-2-4| ** good boy, by the Lord, so they call me, and when I |1H4-2-4| ** am king of England, I shall command all the good |1H4-2-4| ** lads in Eastcheap. Since Prince Hal is speaking, I suppose he couldn't really use Tom, Dick or Harry. I do remember reading that versions of the phrase go back even further, but I can't remember my source. Bingley
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