die in harness
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As independent as he is softspoken, Bruce Rogers prefers to die in harness rather than cash in on purely commercial work.
From Time Magazine Archive
The press never played up Claude Swanson's illness because the press knew he would die in harness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Newsgathering is a tough job and Karl Bickel was determined not to die in harness.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old gentleman is said to be worth some money, but he evidently is determined to die in harness.
From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry A. Murray
He was of the type of men who die in harness, with their hair thick and strong, but grey or white when it should be brown.
From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Henry Lawson
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