die in harness
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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
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
It had been the desire of the "Great Commoner" to "die in harness," and there is no doubt that his close attention to the arduous duties of Governor hastened his death.
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.
They were all in a manner waifs, and they had nothing to hope for but that they might die in harness.
From Barnaby A Novel by Ramsay, R.
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