Devil take the hindmost

devil take the hindmost English Phrase phr 1 en devil take the hindmost. Two Centuries 170 And we coldly see the all-conquering valiant Sons of Toil sit enchanted, by the million, in their Poor-Law Bastille, as if this were Nature’s Law;—mumbling to ourselves some vague janglement of Laissez-faire, Supply-and-demand, Cash-payment the one nexus of man to man: Free-trade, Competition, and Devil take the hindmost, our latest Gospel yet preached! en Valerie Sherwood pseudonym; Jeanne Hines 5 Nightsong New York, N.Y. w:Pocket Books September 1986 91 https://archive.org/details/nightsongsher00sher/page/91/mode/1up 0-671-49839-8 Kells gave her a tender look. She was so reckless, so gallant, his fiery lady. She took every fence at a gallop, she flung her heart over, Devil take the hindmost. en Elizabeth Bear pseudonym; Sarah Kindred Blood and Iron The Promethean Age 1 New York, N.Y. Roc July 2006 246 https://archive.org/details/bloodiron00bear/page/246/mode/1up 0-451-46092-8 She turned to greet the knock on the door a moment before it fell, the shadows already telling her who was there. Bearing a bottle of wine and a pair of long-stemmed glasses, and a tentative expression. Carel. “Fuck.” Seeker raked one hand through her hair. “All right. I’ll do it. Eyes wide open and Devil take the hindmost.”