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ciphergoth"The kindest, gentlest man that ever scuttled a ship or slit a throat"
Where does that turn of phrase come from? The instances I can find in Google
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22man+that+ever%22+%22slit+a+throat%22
don't seem to refer to the origin of the phrase, so I can't work out about whom it was first said...
Update: Thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rosenkavalier! Have corrected title of the post.
Where does that turn of phrase come from? The instances I can find in Google
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22man+that+ever%22+%22slit+a+throat%22
don't seem to refer to the origin of the phrase, so I can't work out about whom it was first said...
Update: Thanks,
rosenkavalier! Have corrected title of the post.
