Note 250 — BOOK THE FOURTH 1815-1821
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[The scene here referred to took place during a discussion of the Alien Bill on December 28, 1792. Burke, who had quarrelled with Fox over the French Revolution, mentioned that an order had been given at Birmingham for 3,000 daggers, and, hurling one suddenly on to the floor of the House, exclaimed, “This is what you are to gain by an alliance with France.”]