...Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride...

...asserts the independence, equality, dignity, of men, as in the famous song For a' that and a' that — 'A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; 10 But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that. Their...

...it is the man that counts, not the office. To quote that very biblically-minded poet, Robert Burns: A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon [above] his might. Only God could make this king love righteousness and hate wickedness, so that his...

...... an' a' that"] Compare Robert Burns, "Song — For a' that and a' that — ," 1 795, II. 25-26, "A prince can mak a belted knight, / A marquis, duke, and a' that." See The Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns. Ed. James Kinsley. Vol. 2. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1968,...

...a* that, His riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might. Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that The pith of sense,...

...that. His ribband, star and a' that, The man of independant mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. — A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...a' that, and a' that. Their dignities, and a' that, 30 The pith o' Sense, and pride o' Worth, Are higher rank than a' that. — Then let us pray that come...

...that Though hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof [fool] for a' that And, even more amazingly, A prince can mak a belted knight A marquis, duke and a' that But an honest man's aboon his might Guid faith, he mauna [must not] fa' that To conclude this musical insurrection, Sheena Wellington invites...

...verse by Robert Burns, the greatest poet of Scotland, whose songs are the songs of the world: A king can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o'...

...perception. Without affectation he is one of the most gallant of our officers. A king can mak' a better Knight A Marquis Duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might Guid faith, he manna fa' that The pith of sense, and pride o' worth Are higher ranks than a' that....

...with a clearness of voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. "A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that." "I did not know that you sung, Madame Goesler." "Only now and then when...