1603 R. Knolles 119 Who thus ouerthrowne, resolued no more to tempt fortune.
1693 T. Creech tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal xiii. 270 Thy Perjur'd Friend will quickly tempt his Fate.
1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace i. i. 9 Wisely resolv'd to tempt his Fate no more.