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The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 71
a. [A. S. hergian; Swed. hærja, härja.] To strip; to pillage: to ravage; to plunder; to lay waste; as, to harry an enemy's country. To hara ; to agi tate; to tease; to worry. "I repent now much that I so harried him."-Shaks. Harry soph, (har'ri-sof,) n. [L. Gr. Crisophos.] A term used at Cambridge University, England, to denote a student who, while competent to take the degree of B. A., announces himself a candidate for a degree in law or medicine. Harsh, a . [Ger. harsch; Swed. harsk : allied to Goth. hard us , hard.] Sour; tart; bitter; austere to the taste. "Berries harsh and crude." ( Milton .) - Rugged; rough to the touch; having asperities or inequalities of surface; as, " harsh sand." ( Boyle .) - Rough to the ear; diszordant; jarring; grating; as, a harsh voice. "Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line."-Dryden. -Austere in manner or disposition: crabbed; morose; peevish; rule; rigorous; severe; as, harsh words. "No harsk reflections let remembrance raise."-Prior. Har's hasville, in Ohio , a post-village of Adams.co. Harshaville, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Beaver co. life, of which there are at least a score, representing a capitalization exc, ding $100,000,000. The public buildings include the handsome State-House, completed iu 1878, Post-office (1883), County Court-house (1884), Board of Trade Building (1891), the new Trinity College, Deat and Dumb Asylum, and a union railway station, besides many fine edifices occupied by the great insurance companies and other corporations. There are nearly 20 m. of street railway. Pop . (1870) 37,186; (1880) 42,533; (1890) 53,230; (1897) about 59,400. Hartford, in Georgia , a village of Forsyth co. Hart'ford, in Indiana , a township of Adams co. -A village of Crawford co. -A village of Ohio co., about 90 m. S. E. of Indianapolis. -A village of Vigo co., about 11 m. S. of Terre Haute. Hartford, in Iowa , a township of Iowa co. -A post-vill. of Warren co., abt. 15 m. S.E. of Des Moines. Hartford, in Kansas , a post-village of Lyon co., about 13 m. S. E. of Emporia. Hartford, in Kentucky , a post-village, cap. of Ohio co., on Rough creek, abt. 160 m. S. W. of the city of Frankfort. Pop . (1890) 740. Hartford, in Maine , a post-town of Oxford co., 30 m. W. of August a. Pop . (1897) about 700. Hartford, in Michigan , a post-village and township of Van Buren co. Pop . of village (1894) 1,005. Hartford, in Minnesota , a village of Todd co. Hartford, in Mi i ippi , a village of Calhoun co. Hartford, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Putnam co., about 100 m. N. of Booneville. Hartford, in New Jersey, a post-village of Burlington county. Hartford, in New York, a post-town and township of Washington co., about 55 m. N. N. E. of Albany. Pop. (1890) 1,470. Hartford, in Ohio, a village of Allen co., about 11 m. W. of Lima. Hart'land Four Corners, in Vermont, a post village of Windsor co. Hartlepool, a seaport town of England, co. Durham, near the mouth of the Tees, 17 m. S. E. of Durham. H. has very extensive docks, and a large trade in coal. Pop . (1897) about 23,500. Har'tleton, or HARTLEYTON, in Pennsylvania, a post borough of Union co., about 70 m. N. by W. of Harris burg.
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