Stephens, in his _Thesaurus_, under the head of "Farinæ," states--

"Proverbiales locutiones sunt, Ejusdem Farinæ, Nostræ farinæ,"

but makes no allusion to its being a term expressive of baseness and

disparagement. Nor does it seem to be so used by Persius in v. 115. of

his 5th Satire:

"Si tu, cum fueris nostræ paulò antè farinæ."

We employ a somewhat similar expression, when we say, "both of the same

kidney."