Bernard (St.)

Abbot of the monastery of Clairvaux in the twelfth century. His fame for wisdom was very great, and few church matters were undertaken without his being consulted.

Petit Bernard. Solomon Bernard, engraver of Lyons. (Sixteenth century.)

Poor Bernard. Claude Bernard, of Dijon, philanthropist (1588–1641).

Lucullus. Samuel Bernard, capitalist (1651–1739).

Le gentil Bernard. Pierre Joseph Bernard, the French poet (1710–1775).

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.