Good Queen Bess
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Good Queen Bess¹
proper noun good Queen Bess
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Synonym of Queen Bess (“Elizabeth I”).
A Breakfast—no unsubstantial mess / But one in the style of Good Queen Bess, / Who,—hearty as hippocampus,— / Broke her fast with ale and beef, / Instead of toast and the Chinese leaf, / And in lieu of anchovy—grampus!
Similar: Queen Bess
good Queen Bess²
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Good Queen Bess This Sect aroſe from [James] Nailer, as the Presbyterians and Independents from the Jeſuits: Theſe indeed may plead a greater Antiquity, as having their Riſe in the days of good Queen Beſs; but the ſhaking Congregation, not till the days of the Martyr.
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title = {Good Queen Bess},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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