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time-keeper,‘ has been copied by Mr. Kendal; and that 
duplicate, during a three-years circumnavigation of the 
globe in the fouthern hemifphere by the celebrated cap¬ 
tain Cook, anfwered as well as the original. 
The latter part of Mr. Harrifon’s life was employed 
in making a fifth improved time-keeper on the fame 
principles with the preceding one; which,.at the end of 
a ten-weeks trial, in 1772, at the king’s private obfer- 
vatory at Richmond, erred only 4J feconds. Within a 
few years of his death, his conftitution vifibly declined ; 
and he had frequent fits of the gout, a diforder that ne¬ 
ver attacked him before his 77th year: he died at his 
houfe in Red-lion-fquare, in 1776, aged 83. The re- 
clufe manner of his life in the unremitted purfuit of his 
favourite objeft, was by no means calculated to qualify 
him as a man of the world; and the many difeourage- 
ments he encountered in l'oliciting the legal rewards of 
his labours, ftilllefs difpofed him to accommodate him- 
felf to the humours of mankind. In converting on his 
profefiion, he was clear, diftinft, and modeft; yet, like 
many other mere mechanics, he found a difficulty in ex- 
preffing his meaning by writing; in which he adhered 
to a peculiar and uncouth phrafeology. This was but 
too evident in his “ Defcription concerning finch mecha- 
niffn as will afford a nice or true menfuration of time, 
See.” 8vo. 1775 ; which his well-known mechanical ta¬ 
lents will induce the public to account for from his un¬ 
acquaintance with letters, from his advanced age, and 
attendant mental infirmities; among which may be rec¬ 
koned his obftinate refufal to accept of any affiftance 
whatever in this publication. This fmall work includes 
alfo an account of his new mufical fcale ; or mechani¬ 
cal divilion of the oftave, according to the proportion 
which the. radius and diameter of a circle have refpec- 
tively to the circumference. He.had in his youth been 
the leader of a diftinguifhed band of church-fingers; 
had a very correft ear for mufic ; and his experiments 
on found, with amoft curious monochord of his own im¬ 
provement, are reported to have been not lefs accurate 
than thole he was engaged in for the menfuration of time.. 
HAR'RISON, a townffiip of the American Sates, in 
Weft-Clufter county, New York', containing 1004 in¬ 
habitants; of whom 115 are e-leftors. 
HAR'RISON, a county of the American States, in 
the weftern part of Virginia, bounded north by Ohio 
county, north-eaft by Monongalia, fouth by Greenbriar, 
and fouth-weft by Kenhawa. Its length is about 120 
miles, its breadth eighty ; and the number of inhabi¬ 
tants 2080. Chief town, Clarklburg. 
HAR'RISON. a county of the American States, in 
the north-eaft part of the ftate of Kentucky, north of 
Bourbon. 
HAR'RODSBURG, or HarrodstoWn, a poft-town 
of the American States, in Mercer county, Kentucky, 
at the. head of Salt-river : ten miles fouth-weft of Dan¬ 
ville, thirty fouth-by-weft of Frankfort, 823 fouth-weft 
of Philadelphia, and twenty-five fouth-weft of Lexing¬ 
ton. Lat. 37. 50. N. Ion. 85. 22. W. Greenwich. 
HAR'ROWGATE, a village in the Weft Riding of 
Yorklhire, in the vicinity of Knarefborough, remarka¬ 
ble for its medicinal fprings. Thefe are three in number, 
all different in their qualities, not withftanding their conti¬ 
guity. 1. The Tewet Well, or Sweet Spa, a fpring of 
a milky tafte, ufed in gravelly cafes, difeovered by Mr. 
Slingfby in 1638. 2. The Sulphur Spring, ufeful in 
dropfical, fcorbutic, and gouty, cafes, rifes in the town, 
and is received in four bafons under four different build¬ 
ings ; at one it is drunk, and hence .called the Drinking 
Well-, at the others it is ufed for hot or cold baths. It 
is difeutient and attenuating, and a warm bath of it is 
of great benefit in drains and lamenefs ; for diffolving 
hard fwellings, curing old ulcers and fcrophulous com¬ 
plaints, and is a powerful cleanfer of the itonlach and 
bowels. 3. St. Mongah’s Well, or Old Spa, fo called 
M A R 
from Kentigern a Scotch faint, whom his tutor Serva¬ 
nts biffiop of Orkney, out of affeftion for him, called 
Monga/i, which in the Norway language fignifies dear 
friend. The Harrogate feafon lafts from May to Mi¬ 
chaelmas.- 
HAR'ROW,/ - . [charroue, Fr. harckc , Germ, a rake.] 
A frame of timbers crofting each other, and fet with 
teeth, drawn over, fowed ground to break the clods, and 
throw the earth over the feed.—See the article Hus¬ 
bandry. 
The land with daily care 
Is exercis’d, and with an iron war 
Of rakes and harrows. Dryden, 
To HAR'RbW, v. a. To cover with earth by the 
harrow : 
Friend, harrow in time, by fome manner of means. 
Not only thy peafon, but alfo thy be-ans. Tufer. 
To break with the harrow.—Can’ft thou bind the uni¬ 
corn with his band in the furrow > or will he harrow the 
valleys after thee ? JWxxxix. 10. 
Let the Volcians 
Plow Rome and Aarrozy Italy. Shakefpeare. 
To tear up ; to rip up : 
I could a tale unfold, whofe lighted word 
Would harrow up thy foul, freeze thy young blood, 
Make thy two eyes, like ftars, ftart from their fpheres. 
Shakefpeare . 
To pillage; toftrip; tolaywafte. See Ha rry, which ini 
Scottifli is the fame thing.—As the king did excel in good 
commonwealth laws, fo he had in fecret a defign to make 
ufe of them, as well for colle6ting of treafure as for cor¬ 
recting of manners; and fo meaning thereby to harrow 
his people, did accumulate them the rather. Bacon.— 
To invade; to harafs with incurfions. [From Jepgian, 
Sax.] Obfolete. 
Molt glorious Lord of life, that on this day 
Did’ft make thy triumph over death and fin ; 
And having harrow'd hell, did’ft bring away 
Captivity thence captive, us to win. Spenfer. 
To difturb ; to put into commotion. [This thould ra¬ 
ther be written harry, barer, Fr.]—Mod like it harrows 
me with fear and wonder. Shakefpean. —-Amaz’d I ftood, 
harrow'd with grief and care. Milton. 
FIAR'ROW, interj. An exclamation of fudden dif. 
trefs. Now out of ufe. 
Harrow now out and weal away, he cried ; 
What dilmal day hath fent this curfed light, 
To fee my lord fo deadly damnify’d. Spenfer. 
HAR'ROW-on-the-HILL', a town of Middlefex, 
fo called from its fituation on the higheft hill in that 
county ; ten miles north-weft of London. It is noted 
for a free fchool, founded in the reign of queen Eliza¬ 
beth. A filver arrow is Ihot for here once a year, viz. 
Auguft 4, by a feleft number of the fcholars, who are 
attired for the purpofe in the habit of archers. 
HAR'ROWER, f. He who harrows. A fpecies of 
hawk. See Falco. 
HAR'ROWING, f The aft of raking ploughed 
land with a harrow. 
HAR'ROWTINE, f. The iron tooth of a harrow. 
To HARRY, xi. a. [barer, Fr.] Toteaze; to hare ; 
to ruffle.—I repent me much that I fo harry’d him. 
Shakefpeare. —In Scotland it fignifies to rob, plunder, or 
opprefs: as, one harried anejl-, that is, he took the young 
away : as alfo, he harried me out of my houfe and home ; that 
is, he robbed me of my goods and turned me out ol doors. 
See DHarrow. 
HAR'RY ISLAND, an ifland of the Atlantic, near 
the mouth of the Santee River, on the coaft of South 
