Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fire-brand

An incendiary; one who incites to rebellion; like a blazing brand which sets on fire all it touches.

“Our fire-brand brother, Paris, burns us all.”

Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, ii. 2.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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