He’s but an ass for a’ that!
For a’ that and a’ that—
His People’s Rights and a’ that;
In pride of birth and money’s worth
A Lord’s a Lord for a’ that!
Fun, January 22, 1879.
It is among the things not generally known that Sir Arthur Guinness is a poet. He is said to have replied to the Prime-Minister’s offer of a Peerage in the following strain:—
Your kind intention I must damp,
The game of rank’s not worth my candle;