De'il

"De'il take me and I think any one of 'em could be a cuckold, nay more than I could."

Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

The bit about the De'il - the Devil looks after his own - a phrase he had picked up from me: that I could understand.

The Lonely Sea MacLean, Alistair, 1922- 1985

Almost I expected him to express himself with a round "De'il tak 'it!"

Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977

"De'il tak 'the body!" he grumbled, sitting up and stretching himself as he glanced along the beach; "he's lang o 'comin'."

Stories of the Border Marches Jeanie Lang

Oh, I and my true luv shall never be -- oot of the way below there -- summat is drapping -- Th 'De'il tak my bit of soapie!

Little Miss By-The-Day Lucille Van Slyke

Or, as DRYDEN says in his Address to a Haggis, "De'il tak 'the hindmost."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 25th, 1920 Various

Page 173 - De'il amended to Deil - "" Address to the Deil ""

The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales James Grant

De'il gaed o'er Jock Wabster -- everything went topsy-turvy.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 Various

Table of Contents - Chapter XVIII - De'il amended to Deil - "" Address to the Deil ""

The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales James Grant

"De'il ane -- nor a bawbee," replied the freebooter.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Various