Is There, For Honest Poverty. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BA AAACA DADAAAEA FAGAAAHA I JAJAAAKA I LAKAAAMA| Tune For a' that and a' that | A |
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| I | - |
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| Is there for honest poverty | B |
| That hangs his head and a' that | A |
| The coward slave we pass him by | - |
| We dare be poor for a' that | A |
| For a' that and a' that | A |
| Our toils obscure and a' that | A |
| The rank is but the guinea's stamp | C |
| The man's the gowd for a' that | A |
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| II | - |
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| What tho' on hamely fare we dine | D |
| Wear hoddin gray and a' that | A |
| Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine | D |
| A man's a man for a' that | A |
| For a' that and a' that | A |
| Their tinsel show and a' that | A |
| The honest man though e'er sae poor | E |
| Is king o' men for a' that | A |
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| III | - |
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| Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord | F |
| Wha struts and stares and a' that | A |
| Though hundreds worship at his word | G |
| He's but a coof for a' that | A |
| For a' that and a' that | A |
| His riband star and a' that | A |
| The man of independent mind | H |
| He looks and laughs at a' that | A |
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| IV | I |
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| A king can make a belted knight | J |
| A marquis duke and a' that | A |
| But an honest man's aboon his might | J |
| Guid faith he maunna fa' that | A |
| For a' that and a' that | A |
| Their dignities and a' that | A |
| The pith o' sense and pride o' worth | K |
| Are higher ranks than a' that | A |
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| V | I |
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| Then let us pray that come it may | L |
| As come it will for a' that | A |
| That sense and worth o'er a' the earth | K |
| May bear the gree and a' that | A |
| For a' that and a' that | A |
| It's comin' yet for a' that | A |
| That man to man the warld o'er | M |
| Shall brothers be for a' that | A |
Robert Burns
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Is There, For Honest Poverty. is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
