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1755 J. Mills tr. J. B. L. Crevier Hist. Rom. Emperors II. vi. 415 He [sc. Tiberius] had frequently in his mouth a Greek verse, whose sense answers to the expression now in use, to shew an indifference to the human species, After me the deluge [Fr. Après moi le déluge].

1851 Times 10 Apr. 5/5 ‘After me the deluge,’ said Prince Metternich—a fine saying, but a false prophecy we trust.

1875 E. S. Carr Patrons of Husb. on Pacific Coast iii. 25 Wherever the selfish pursuit of profit, the vile principle ‘After us the Deluge’, has been the ruling motive, the deluge has followed.

1922 R. Hichens December Love i. 53 That noticeable and almost reckless egoism which is summed up by the laconic saying, ‘after me the deluge’.

1979 J. Crosby Party of Year xxv. 162 We are the last survivors..expiring in a shower of expensive sparks. After us, the Deluge.

2008 A. Martin tr. R. F. Monzote From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba 272 [He] lamented that the attitude of producers was one of ‘after me the deluge’.