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That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,
 * Shall bear the gree, and a' that:

For a' that, and a' that;
 * 'Tis coming yet for a' that,

When man and man, the world o'er,
 * Shall brithers be and a' that.

Again rejoicing nature sees
 * Her robe assume its vernal hues,

Her leafy locks wave in the breeze,
 * All freshly steep'd in morning dews.

In vain to me the cowslips blaw,
 * In vain to me the vi'lets spring;

In vain to me, in glen or shaw,
 * The mavis and the lintwhite sing.

the merry ploughboy cheers his team,
 * Wi' joy the tentie seedman stalks,

But life to me's a weary dream,
 * A dream of ane that never wauks.

The wanton coot the water skims,
 * Amang the reeds the ducklings cry,

The stately swan majestic swims,
 * And every thing is blest but I.