More from Robert Burns
- Man was Made to Mourn, st. 7 (1786)
What’s done we partly may compute,
But know not what’s resisted.Address to the Unco Guid, st. 8 (1786)- Tam o’ Shanter (1790), Line 67In context
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The rank is but the guinea’s stamp,
The man’s the gowd for a’ that.
A Man’s a Man for A’ That, st. 1 (1795)
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What’s done we partly may compute,
But know not what’s resisted.