A prince can make a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man 's aboon his might,
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.
-- Robert Burns (1759-1796)
-- For a' that an a' that
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man 's aboon his might,
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.
-- Robert Burns (1759-1796)
-- For a' that an a' that
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Still gentler sister woman;
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But know not what 's resisted.
Robert Burns (1759-1796) -- Address to the Unco... - He [Kippis] might be a very clever man by nature for aught I know,
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--
Duke of... - If there 's a hole in a' your coats,
I rede ye tent it;
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