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For thus the royal mandate ran,
When first the human race began,
'The social, friendly, honest man,
Whate'er he be,
'Tis he fulfils great Nature's plan,
And none but he.'
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The social, friendly, honest man,
Whate'er he be,
'Tis he fulfills great Nature's plan,
And none but he!
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Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o' the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o' a grace
As lang's my arm.
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From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs,
That makes her loved at home, revered abroad:
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
"An honest man's the noblest work of God."
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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.
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It's guid to be merry and wise,
It's guid to be honest and true,
It's guid to support Caledonia's cause
And bide by the buff and the blue.
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What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns and stools; If honest nature made you fools.
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The honest man, though e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men, for a' that!
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All my fears and cares are of this world; if there is another, an honest man has nothing to fear from it.
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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
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Born:
January 25, 1759
Died:
July 21, 1796
(aged 37)
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