Note the claims that have always been allowed the stranger: "And stranger is a holy name, Guidance and rest and food and fire, In vain he never must require." What part of Marmion's claim does Douglas recognize? Which lines show this? What claim does Marmion make for one "who does England's message"? What do we call one "who do England's message" at Washington? Is this Marmion's personal pride or pride of country (patriotism)? Read the lines in which Marmion's personal pride shows itself in resentment of Douglas's insults. What does Douglas forget when he threatens Marmion? Line 69. Which man appears to greater advantage in this scene? "train"--procession. "'plain"--complain. "Tantal'lon"--Douglas's castle. "warder"--guard. "peer"--equal. "peer"--a nobleman. "Saint Bride"--a saint belonging to the house of Douglas, "rowel"--wheel of a spur. Words and Phrases for Discussion. "pitch of pride" "ponderous grate" "swarthy cheek" "flush of rage" "level brim" "haughty peer" "ire" "vassals" "gauntlet" "unmeet" "hold" * * * * * FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT ROBERT BURNS Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that? The coward-slave, we pass him by; We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-gray, an a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that; For a' that, and a' that, His ribband, star, and a' that; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. 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! For a' that, and a' that; Their dignities, and a' that; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher rank than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, Shall bear the gree, and a' that. For a' that, and a' that, It's comin' yet, for a' that, That man to man, the warld o'er Shall brothers be for a' that. HELPS TO STUDY. Biographical: Robert Burns was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1759. His life was short and full of poverty and privation; but he saw poetry in all the commonplace occurrences of every-day life. His sympathy went out to all human kind and, as the above selection shows, he had a high regard for the real worth of man. Notes and Questions.