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⟨For⟩ a' that and a' that,
His ribband, star and a' that,
The man of independent mind
Can look and laugh 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 maunna fa' that.
For a' that and a' that,
Their dignities and a' that.
The pith o' sense and pride o' worth,
Are higher ranks 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,
May bear the gree, and a' that.
For a' that and a' that,
Its coming yet for a' that,
That man to man, the warld o'er,
Shall brithers be for a' that.

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THE SOLDIER'S GRATITUDE.

Whate’er my fate, where'er I roam,
By sorrow still opprest;