Henry now, what a soft swain your Henry is! the proper theme of gentle poesy; a name to fall in love withal; devoted at the font to song and sonnet, and the tender passion; a baptized inamorato; a christened hero. Call him Harry, and see how you ameliorate his condition. The man is free again, turned out of song and sonnet and romance, and young ladies' hearts. Shakspeare understood this well, when he wrote of prince Hal and Harry Hotspur. To have called them Henry would have spoiled both characters.
We shall harry the enemy at every turn until his morale breaks and he is at our mercy.
So it didn't seem much of an option, leaning against a tree waiting for Harry Hun.
We want the place to be accessible to any Tom, Dick or Harry that happens to find it.
Blenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, Greenmantle, 1916.
... and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid thought was the best answer and drove it through. ...
... - ( chuckles ) NOBODY. HARRY... - MMM? ...