Albert Bushnell 1854–1943, U.S. editor, historian, and educator.
Gary (Warren), born 1936, U.S. politician: senator 1975–87.
Lorenz 1895–1943, U.S. lyricist.
Moss, 1904–61, U.S. playwright and librettist.
William S(hakespeare), 1872–1946, U.S. film actor.
Lorenz. 1895–1943, US lyricist: collaborated with Richard Rodgers in writing musicals
Moss. 1904–61, US dramatist: collaborated with George Kaufman on Broadway comedies and wrote libretti for musicals
before 900; Middle English hert, Old English heorot; cognate with Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Old Norse hjǫrtr; akin to Latin cervus stag, Greek kórys helmet, crest
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For her part, Ann’s passion outpaced her spelling: “All my hart is ever thine.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
Nawfisde patna gone way to soon… we was just at magic and Kevin hart show together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
The white hart chose her, and she was merciful enough to spare it.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022
The white hart, that symbolic stag everyone was excited about until they settled for a humbler one for Viserys, cast his vote in her column.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
I watch one of Hrothgar’s bowmen pursue a hart.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
“I actually found it much easier than writing songs about myself. Having the permission to be silly and bratty was so freeing,” Hart said to The Quietus, discussing composing from Lestat’s perspective.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mr. Hart teaches history at Hillsdale College and is the author of “Protestants and Patriots: Presbyterians in the Age of Revolution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rooney, who was cracking up in the studio alongside Richards and former England goalie Joe Hart, called it "the best interview I've ever seen".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hart added: "He trusts his technique and from the moment the ball left his foot, he would have been celebrating."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The grappling lines were cut, and Davos felt the deck move under his feet as Black Betha pushed free of White Hart Her oars slid down into the water.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Closed-toe shoes and hard harts must be worn throughout the tour, and participants must be 18 or older.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2018
Summer or winter, snow or shine, be was running or galloping after boars and harts, and all the time his soul was somewhere else.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
It was a splendid giant deer, distinguished from our royal harts by its size, blackish-brown coat, and proportionately higher forelegs.
From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various
The chiefest harts in Chevy-Chase To kill and bear away.
From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various
Shall we whose harts are litened With Rye, and cake and wine, Shall we to Cuff and Dinah Give nought but crust and rine?
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba
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