Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. Neh. viii. 18.

Fairest of stars, last in the train of night. Milton.

Contending for principles of the last importance. R. Hall.

At last, at the end of a certain period; after delay. "The duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived." Motley. -- At the last. [Prob. fr. AS. on lste behind, following behind, fr. lst race, track, footstep. See Last mold of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] "Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last." Gen. xlix. 19. -- Last heir, the person to whom lands escheat for want of an heir. [Eng.] Abbott. -- On one's last legs, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.] -- To breathe one's last, to die. -- To the last, to the end; till the conclusion.

And blunder on in business to the last. Pope.

Syn. -- At Last, At Length. These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.

Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires,
Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires. Dryden.

How long is't now since last yourself and I
Were in a mask ? Shak.

[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. Testament of Love.

The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. L'Estrange.

Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.