Blogg sneers at ancient birth;—yes, Blogg, we see,
Your ears are longer than your pedigree.

— James Hannay Characters and Criticisms (1865)

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"On a certain Radical", in English Epigrams (1878), p. 162 | Blogg rails against high birth. Yes, Blogg—you see Your ears are longer than your pedigree.

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Blogg sneers at ancient birth;—yes, Blogg, we see,Your ears are longer than your pedigree.

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Blogg sneers at ancient birth;—yes, Blogg, we see,
Your ears are longer than your pedigree.