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Walt Whitman: Weave in, My Hardy Life

Weave in, My Hardy LifeWeave in, weave in, my hardy life, Weave yet a soldier strong and full for great campaigns to come, Weave in red blood, weave sinews in like ropes, the senses, sight…

Guy Urban HARDY, Congress, CO (1872-1947)

HARDY Guy Urban , a Representative from Colorado; born in Abingdon, Knox County, Ill., April 4, 1872; attended the public schools, Albion Normal College, Albion, Ill., and Transylvania University…

Porter HARDY, Jr., Congress, VA (1903-1995)

HARDY Porter, Jr. , a Representative from Virginia; born in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Va., June 1, 1903; attended the public schools and Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Va.; was graduated…

William Hardy MURFREE, Congress, NC (1781-1827)

MURFREE William Hardy , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Hertford County, N.C., October 2, 1781; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1801; studied…

1999–2000 Season: Reserves

50th NFL Pro Bowl Game and 30th AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 16-14). Date: Feb. 6, 2000 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Coaches: Tom Coughlin, Jax. (AFC) and Tony Dungy, TB (NFC). Most Valuable…

greenhouse

(Encyclopedia) greenhouse, enclosed glass house used for growing plants in regulated temperatures, humidity, and ventilation. A greenhouse can range from a small room carrying a few plants over the…

Irish terrier

(Encyclopedia) Irish terrier, a breed of hardy working terrier developed in the British Isles and believed to be one of the oldest terriers. It stands about 18 in. (46 cm) high at the shoulder and…

apricot

(Encyclopedia) apricot [Arabic from Lat.,=early ripe], tree, Prunus armeniaca, and its fruit, of the plum genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), native to temperate Asia and long cultivated in…

oleaster

(Encyclopedia) oleasteroleasterōˌlēăsˈtər [key], common name for members of the Elaeagnaceae, a family principally of shrubs with leathery leaves and a dense covering of glistening hairs. Most…

watercress

(Encyclopedia) watercress, hardy perennial European herb (Nasturtium officinale) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), widely naturalized in North America, found in or around…