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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4792 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4792
AUTHOR:Robert Burns (1759–1796)
QUOTATION:A prince can make a belted knight,
  A marquis, duke, and a’ that;
But an honest man ’s aboon his might,
  Guid faith, he maunna fa’ that. 1
ATTRIBUTION:For a’ that an a’ that.
 
Note 1.
See Southerne, Quotation 2. [back]