Is there a lady in the land That boasts her rank and a' that? With scornful eye we pass her by, And little care for a' that: For Nature's charm shall bear the palm, -- A girl's a girl for a' that. What though her neck with gems she deck, With folly's gear and a' that, And gayly ride in pomp and pride? We can dispense with a' that: An honest heart acts no such part, -- A girl's a girl for a' that. The nobly born may proudly scorn A lowly lass and a' that; A pretty face has far more grace Than haughty looks and a' that; A bonnie maid needs no such aid, -- A girl's a girl for a' that. Then let us trust that come it must, And sure it will for a' that, When faith and love, all arts above, Shall reign supreme and a' that; And every youth confess the truth, -- A girl's a girl for a' that. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ERL-KING by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE LINES TO A MOVEMENT IN MOZART'S E-FLAT SYMPHONY by THOMAS HARDY THE SABBATH MORNING by JOHN LEYDEN RAIN by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON LOCKSLEY HALL by ALFRED TENNYSON EPITAPH by KENNETH SLADE ALLING PSALM 1; DONE INTO VERSE 1653 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |