hazard of the die

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"And I'll await the hazard of the die," replied Mrs. B., as she kissed her husband fondly, and dismissed him with a wave of the hand.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

I consider that you have acted honourably, and if you choose to risk the hazard of the die, no one can attach blame to you.”

From Valerie by Marryat, Frederick

We decided that the thing could not be politely done, and we had set our own stomachs on a cast, and they must stand the hazard of the die.

From The Uncommercial Traveller by Dickens, Charles

But, like King Richard, he had "set his fate upon a cast," and he "would stand the hazard of the die."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die: I think there be six Richmonds in the field.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John