...The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' 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, an' a' that, Their tinsel show, an' a' that; The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for...

...Wordsworth's Social Text What though on homely fare we dine, That kings his head, and a' that. Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's a Man for a' that. Robert Burns, "Song — For a' that and a' that" While the Anglo-American literary institution has...

...the gowd for a' that. — What though on namely fare we dine. Wear hoddin grey, and a' that. in Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's...Is king o' men for a' that. — Ye see yon birkie ca'd, a lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that, Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a...

...man's a man for a' that" appears: What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, and a'that, Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's...that; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o'men for a' that. 11 Here, Burns offers a critique of the haughty arrogance and "tinsel show" of privilege,...

...but one must begin somewhere. What though on homely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, an' a' that, Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine, A man's a man for 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'...

...being the guinea stamp. For good measure she sings the killer verse: Ye see yon birkie [fellow] ca' a lord Wha' struts and stares and a' 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'...

...man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, an' a' that, Gie fules their silks and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that. For a' that, an' a' that, Their tinsel show, an' a' that, The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for...

...Man's the gowd for a' that. What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that. Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's...though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. - (lines i-16)21 Through his inclusive "we," Burns combines his voice with that of the poor and individualizes...

...saddest experiences of our life together. This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER SIXTEEN Tanzania The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. This page intentionally left blank At first, Tanzania was neither a happy nor a sad adventure. It was...

...to evince the complexity of Burns's own concept of honesty, at once neither prudish nor servile:53 The honest man, though e'er sae poor / Is king o' men for a' that', where Jacobite loyalty is transferred to Jacobin radicalism, for every man is now his own king to be...