Our author says, Mr. Puffington "had no natural inclination for hunting," but he seems to have become M.F.H. so that he might entertain some of the sporting friends he had made at college, such "dashing young sparks as Lord firebrand, Lord Mudlark, Lord Deuceace, Sir Harry Blueun, Lord Legbail, now Earl of Loosefish," and so on.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
Lord Brougham was, in the eyes of Punch and many others, a firebrand in the House of Lords.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
This was rather an incongruous ending to Miss Twettenham's speech, but the old lady's eyes bespoke her trouble, and she went on: "It seems to me, my dear, that, with her love of admiration, she will be like a firebrand in the camp, and I shudder when I think of what Mr Perowne will say, when I'm sure, sisters, we have striven our very best."
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn