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Sara Teasedale: Florence

FlorenceThe bells ring over the Anno, Midnight, the long, long chime; Here in the quivering darkness I am afraid of time.Oh, gray bells cease your tolling, Time takes too much from…

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith JoynerBorn: Dec. 21, 1959Track & Field set world records in 100 and 200 meters in 1988; won 3 gold medals at '88 Olympics (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay); Sullivan Award…

Florence Henderson Biography

Florence Hendersonactress, singerBorn: 2/14/1934Birthplace: Dale, Indiana Perky and petite actress known best for anchoring the The Brady Bunch (1969–74). Born one of ten children to a poor tobacco…

Hard Core Logo

Director: Bruce McDonaldWriter: Noel S. BakerMiramax; R; 92 minutesRelease:11/98Cast: Hugh Dillon, Callum Keith Rennie, Bernie Coulson , John Pyper-Ferguson and Julian Richings Imagine Spinal…

Brewer's: Die-hards

The 57th Foot. Their colonel (Inglis) in the battle of Albuera (1811), addressing his men, said, “Die hard, my lads; die hard!” And they did die hard, for their banner was pierced with…

Brewer's: Hard as Nails

Stern, hard-hearted, unsympathetic; able to stand hard blows like nails. Religious bigotry, straitlacedness, rigid puritanical pharisaism, make men and women “hard as nails.” “I know I'm…

Brewer's: Hard as a Stone

“hard as iron,” “hard as brawn,” “hard as ice,” “hard as adamant,” etc. (See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hard as the Nether MillstoneHard as…

Brewer's: Hard Lines

Hard terms; “rather rough treatment;” exacting. Lines mean lot or allotment (measured out by a line measure), as, “The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly…

Brewer's: Hard Up

Short of money. “N'avoir pas de quibus. ” “Up” often = out, as, “used up,” “worn out,” “done up,” etc. “Hard up” = nearly out [of cash]. In these, and all similar examples, “Up” is the Old…

Can't Hardly Wait

Directors/Writers: Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan Director of Photography: Lloyd Ahern Editor: Michael Jablow Music: David Kitay and Matthew Sweet Production Designer: Marcia…