 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 80 Seiten
...and the following lines compare Burns' song, " For a' that and a 1 that " :— " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith, he manna fa' that." <>6 unwieldly wealth, etc.—"When the late... | |
 | 1869 - 882 Seiten
...voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. " A prince can raak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, < Quid faith he mauuu fa' that," " I did not know that you sang, Madame Goesler."... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1882 - 542 Seiten
...IDeAl. 3. ADaGe. 4. PApAl. DIAMOND, i. C. 2. Car. 3. Caper. 4. Captain. 5. Realm. 6. Rim. 7 N. REBUS: "A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's above his might." ROBERT BURNS, in " Honest Poverty." DOUBLE DECAPITATIONS. i. St-ray. a. St-rap. 3.... | |
 | George Angus Fulton Knight - 1982 - 356 Seiten
...that counts, not the office. To quote that very biblically-minded poet, Robert Burns: A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon [above] his might. Only God could make this king love righteousness and hate wickedness,... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 Seiten
...riband, 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. Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...star and a' that, The man of independant 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, Gude faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that. Their dignities, and... | |
 | Murray Ritchie - 2000 - 262 Seiten
...hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof [fool] for a' that And, even more amazingly, A prince can mak a belted knight A marquis, duke and a' that But an honest man's aboon his might Guid faith, he mauna [must not] fa' that To conclude this musical insurrection,... | |
 | James Brown Scott - 2002 - 1046 Seiten
...Robert Burns, the greatest poet of Scotland, whose songs are the songs of the world: A king can mak 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... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 2006 - 514 Seiten
...of voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. "A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that." "I did not know that you sung, Madame Goesler."... | |
 | 532 Seiten
...star, and a' that, The man' o' 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, Guid faith he mauna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and... | |
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A prince can mak' 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 
