One of the hindermost was a man named Gĕnih, and to him To’ Kâya shouted: ❋ Hugh Charles Clifford (1903)
"It's head for tall timber, and the Greeks take the hindermost," adjudged the cheerful sailor, while Ole was stuttering over what would happen when we came to the end of the river. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Now the LORD God was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, with his dog; and as Adam and his wife were beginning these new abominations, the LORD God did stub the toe of his foot upon their hindermost quarters. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all in five days, and all less than six thousand years ago; and if thou believest it not, in a sling shalt thou find thy hindermost quarters ❋ Unknown (2009)
Athenians advanced they retreated, but charged them when they retired, falling especially upon the hindermost of them, in the hope that, if they could put to flight a few at a time, they might strike a panic into the whole army. ❋ Thucydides (2007)
Imbros, and Lemnos, but the four which were hindermost were caught off Elaeus. ❋ Thucydides (2007)
Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. ❋ Unknown (2006)
At the instant that Rex raised the weapon to fire, a vivid flash of lightning showed him, on his right hand, on the ghastly and pallid ocean, two boats, the hindermost one apparently within a few yards of him. ❋ Unknown (2004)
They began by knocking down the burdens of the hindermost of my men, and several shots were fired, each party spreading out on both sides of the path. ❋ Unknown (2004)
The other party now gave way in their turn, closely followed by ourselves; I was in the van, and about to stretch out my hand to seize the hindermost boy of the enemy, when, not being acquainted with the miry and difficult paths of the Nor Loch, and in my eagerness taking no heed of my footing, I plunged into a quagmire, into which I sank as far as my shoulders. ❋ Unknown (2004)
The same morning our captain read vnto vs those very articles which before had bin read vnto vs in the prince Mauritz his Court, and afterwards we altogether, and with one accord were sworne to the keeping of them: At noone we were neere vnto Beuersier hauing a fine gale out of the East Northeast, the euening was calme, the foremost shippes slacked their sailes, attending the comming in of the hindermost. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Unable to run with rapidity when pressed by hunger, he pursues a party of travellers stealthily as a cat, and, arrived within distance, springs, strikes down the hindermost, and carries him away to the bush. ❋ Unknown (2003)
We were riding in rear to prevent straggling, when suddenly my mule, the hindermost, pricked his ears uneasily, and attempted to turn his head. ❋ Unknown (2003)
But a short time ago six men of these two tribes were travelling together, when suddenly the last but one received from the hindermost a deadly spear thrust in the back. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The very minute crabs that are found among the small fry at the bottom of the net have their hindermost feet flattened out into the semblance of fins or oar-blades, so as to help the animal in swimming. ❋ Unknown (2002)
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Le'ah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. ❋ Unknown (1999)
¶ Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. ❋ Unknown (1999)
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. ❋ 1509-1564 (1996)
I thought the Irish said what they thought and the Divvil take the hindermost. ❋ Margaret Mitchell (1996)
