 Guid faith he mauna 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...  Celebrities I Have Known: With Episodes, Political, Social, Sporting and ... - Página 132por Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1877Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Hearty staves, John Erskine Clarke - 1858 - 152 páginas
...riband, star, and a' that, The man o' independent mind, Ho 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 mauna fa' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 páginas
...riband, star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mat a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But...an honest man's aboon his might— Guid faith, he mauna fa' that ! For a' that and a' that, Their dignities and a' that ; The pith o' sense and pride... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 736 páginas
...that, His ribbon, star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, above Guid faith, he maunna fa' that! attempt For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1859 - 630 páginas
...innate nobility and glorious independence of the man who wrote the memorable words — " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith ! he canna fa' that. For a' that and a' that, Their dignities and a' that; Tin- rank is... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1859 - 312 páginas
...very small indeed, a wicked king appears when placed by the side of an honest man. " A king may make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' * that : But an honest man's above his might, Good troth he dare not paw that." BURNS. Having performed this duty of respect to... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1859 - 634 páginas
...man for a' that," in which lie says : — " Л prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, — Guid faith he manna fa' that." He was one of our greatest reformers, and with the keen edge of his satire, he not... | |
 | 1860 - 568 páginas
...parallel passage of Burns and James I. Burns may be again quoted, for the sake of connexion : — " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he manna fa' that." Here is another similar expression, from Nicholas Rowe : — " Yet Heaven, that made... | |
 | 1860 - 582 páginas
...parallel passage of Burns and James I. Burns may be again quoted, for the sake of connexion : — " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith be manna fa' that." • Here is another similar expression, from Nicholas Rowe : — "Yet Heaven, that... | |
 | George Washington Doane (bp. of New Jersey.) - 1861 - 652 páginas
...poor, for a' that." " The rank is but the guinea-stamp : The man's the gowd, for a' that." " A king can mak' a belted knight, A Marquis, Duke, and a'...But an honest man's aboon his might : Guid faith, he mauna fa' that." " The pith of sense and pride o' worth Are higher ranks, than a' that." " Then, let... | |
 | 1861 - 144 páginas
...ribbon, star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that. For a* that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The pith o' sense and pride... | |
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