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Is there for honest Poverty | |
That hings his head, an' a' that; | |
The coward slave-we pass him by, | |
We dare be poor for a' that! | |
For a' that, an' a' that. | |
Our toils obscure an' a' that, | |
The rank is but the guinea's stamp, | |
The Man's the gowd for a' that. | |
What though on hamely fare we dine, | |
Wear hodden grey, an' a that; | |
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine; | |
A Man's a Man for a' that: | |
For a' that, and a' that, | |
Their tinsel show, an' a' that; | |
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, | |
Is king o' men for a' that. | |
Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord, | |
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that; | |
Tho' hundreds worship at his word, | |
He's but a coof for a' that: | |
For a' that, an' a' that, | |
His ribband, star, an' a' that: | |
The man o' independent mind | |
He looks an' laughs at a' that. | |
A prince can mak a belted knight, | |
A marquis, duke, an' a' that; | |
But an honest man's abon his might, | |
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that! | |
For a' that, an' a' that, | |
Their dignities an' a' that; | |
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth, | |
Are higher rank than a' that. | |
Then let us pray that come it may, | |
(As come it will for a' that,) | |
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth, | |
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that. | |
For a' that, an' a' that, | |
It's coming yet for a' that, | |
That Man to Man, the world o'er, | |
Shall brothers be for a' that. | |
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Robert Burns
Robert Burns