Edmund Burke, during the French Revolution, tried a bit of
bunkum by throwing down a dagger on the floor of the House, exclaiming
as he did so, “There's French fraternity for you! Such is the weapon
which French Jacobins would plunge into the heart of our beloved king.”
Sheridan spoilt the dramatic effect, and set the House in a roar by his
remark, “The gentleman, I see, has brought his knife with him, but
where is his fork?” (See Coup De Theatre)
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