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I checked the TVT page's edit history and I found a thread that has the source. It's from The True-Born Englishman by Daniel Defoe.
The Pict and painted Britain, treacherous Scot
By hunger, theft, and rapine hither brought
Norwegian pirates, buccaneering Dane
Whose red-haired offspring everywhere remain
Who joined with Norman French, compound the breed
From whence your True Born Englishmen proceed
It turns out the page quote is a bastardized misquote. The original lines have nothing to do with the trope.