James Hannay (writer)

James Hannay FRSE (17 February 1827 – 9 January 1873), was a Scottish novelist, journalist and diplomat. Quotes Pompous the boast, and yet a truth it speaks: A Modern Athens—fit for modern Greeks. "Modern Athens" (i.e. Edinburgh), in Temple Bar, vol. 21 (November 1867), p. 465 Characters and Criticisms (1865) Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo Blogg sneers at ancient birth;—yes, Blogg, we see, Your ears are longer than your pedigree. "Blogg on Family", p. 192 "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. Through regions by wild men and cannibals haunted,    Old Dame Ida Pfeiffer goes lone and undaunted; But, bless you, the risk's not so great as it's reckon'd,    She's too plain for the first, and too tough for the second. "Dame Ida Pfeiffer", p. 213 Tomkins will clear the land, they say,    From every foul abuse: So chimneys in the olden day,    Were cleansed by a goose. "A Radical Reformer", p. 213 "On a Radical Reformer", in English Epigrams (1878), p. 170: Tomkins will clear the land, they say,    From every foul abuse; So chimneys in the olden time    Were cleansèd by a goose. External links William Davenport Adams (ed.) English Epigrams (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., [1878]), pp. 142, 162, 170, 236 Category:Novelists from Scotland Category:Journalists from Scotland Category:Diplomats Category:1827 births Category:1873 deaths Category:University of Edinburgh alumni