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Beauclerc [good scholar]

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Applied to Henry I., who had clerk-like accomplishments, very rare in the times in which he lived (1068, 1100–1135).

 

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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.

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Beati Possidentes
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Beatrice
Bean
Beau Ideal
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Beau Lion (Un)
Beau Monde
Beau Trap
Beauclerc [good scholar]
Beaumontague [pronounce bo-montaig]
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Beautiful Parricide
Beauty
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Beauty of Buttermere
Beauty Sleep
Beaux Esprits (French)
Beaux Yeux (French)
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