Hardihood

Quality of being hardy; boldne ; firm courage; intrepidity; valor; bravery. - Firmne of body derived from laborious exercises. - Exce of confidence: effrontery; a urance. Hard'ily, adv . With great boldne ; stoutly; in a hardy manner; with firmne or sternne . Hard'iment, n. Hardihood; courage; stoutne ; firmne . (R.) "Zeal was the spring whence flowed her hardiment." - Fairfaz. Har'din, in Illinois , a & co., adjoining Kentucky; area , about 149 sq. m. Rivers. Ohio, and numerous smaller streams. Surface , diversified; soil , fertile. Cap . Elizabeth town. Pop . (1890) 7,234. -A post-village, cap. of Calhoun co., on the Illinois river, 30 m. N.W. of Alton. Pop . (1897) about 450. -A township of Pike co. Hard in, in Iowa , a N. central co.; area , about 576 sq. m. Rivers. Iowa river, Tipton, and some other creeks. Surface, level; soil , fertile. Cap . Eldora. Pop . (1895) 20,576. Hard-fisted, a . Having hard, coarse, or sinewy hands, as from the effects of labor: as, a hard - fisted navvy. -Covetous; grasping; niggardly; parsimonious; close-fisted; as, a hard - fisted usurer. Hard'-fought, ( fawt ,) a. Obstinately contested: vigorously striven for; as, a hard - fought battle. bard offensive -A post-office of Clayton co. -A township of Greene co. -A village and township of Hard in co. -A township of Johnson co. A township of Pott a watt amie co. -A township of Webster co. Hard in, in Kentucky , a W. central co.; area , about 580 sq. m. Rivers . Salt river, Rolling Fork, Nolin, and Rough creeks. Surface , undulating; soil , fertile. Cap. Elizabeth town. Pop . (1890) 21,304. Hard in, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Ray co., about 9 m. E. of Richmond. Pop . (1897) about 700. Hard in, in Ohio , a N.W. central co.; area , about 425 sq. m. Rivers. Scioto and Miami, and Blanchard's Fork. Surface , level; soil , fertile. County - seat , Kenton. Pop . (1890) 28,939. -A post-village of Shelby co., about 5 m. W. of Sidney. Hard in, in Oregon , a precinct of Crook co. Hard in, in Tenne ee , a S.W. co., adjoining Alabama and Mi i ippi; area , about 560 sq. m. Rivers. Tenne ee, and numerous smaller streams. Surface , slopes gradually downward from each side toward the river; soil , fertile. Min . Iron. Cap . Savannah. Pop . 17,698. Hard in, in Texas , a S.E. co.; area , about 940 sq. m. Rivers . Neches, Pine Island Bayou, and Big Cypre . Surface, generally level; soil , fertile. County-seat, Kountze. Pop . (1897) about 5,000. -A post-village of Hard in co., about 80 m. E. of Houston. Hard'ine , n. [Fr. hard i e e.] Quality of being hardy; power of endurance. "Hardne ever of hardine is mother."-Shaks. -Exce of confidence; a urance; effrontery; boldne . Hardinge, HENRY, VISCOUNT, an English field-marshal, and governor-general of India, born in Durham, 1785. He greatly distinguished himself in the war against France, became secretary of war during the administration of the Duke of Wellington, and in 1844 was sent out to replace Lord Ellen borough as governor general of India. On the breaking out of the Sikh war, in 1845, he hurried to the scene of action, and generously postponing all questions of dignity, acted as second in command during the fierce conflicts at Moodkee, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon. In 1852 he succeeded Wellington as commander-in-chief of the British army, an office which he held till his death, in 1856. Hardingville, in New Jersey, a post-village of Gloucester co., about 24 m. S. of Camden, on the West Jersey Railroad. Hard ins burg, in Indiana, a post-town of Washing. ton co., about 32 m. N.W. of New Albany. Hard ins burg, in Kentucky , a post-village, cap. of Breckinridge co., about 120 m. W.S.W. of Frankfort. Pop . (1890) 681. Hard in Springs, in Kentucky, a post-office of Hard in co. Hardinville, in Illinois , a P. O. of Crawford co. Hardinsville, in Kentucky , a village of Shelby co., about 9 m. S. W. of Frankfort.