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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2369 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2369
AUTHOR:Samuel Butler (1612–1680)
QUOTATION:And bid the devil take the hin’most. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Hudibras. Part i. Canto ii. Line 633.
 
Note 1.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.—Matthew Prior: On the Taking of Namur.

Deil tak the hindmost.—Robert Burns: To a Haggis. [back]