 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  The Genius and Character of Burns - Seite 189von John Wilson - 1845 - 222 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 340 Seiten
...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- grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 Seiten
...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 hoddin grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and... | |
 | James MacGrigor Allan - 1863 - 344 Seiten
...An honest man's the noblest work of God.' To quote a poet you may know more about — Eobert Burns : 'The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a" that' " " That's a' verra true," replied Mr. Carney, pleased in spite of himself by the allusion to... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 Seiten
...strife ; But every ladv would be queen for life. POPE. — Moral Essays, Epi. II. Line 215. RANK. — The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. BURNS.— Honest Poverty. RAPTURE. — An infant when it gazes on the light, A child the moment... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 466 Seiten
...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 tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and... | |
 | John Wilson - 1865 - 444 Seiten
...his friends, or even his acquaintances, how could he have borne to read his own two bold lines— " The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that" 1 Besides, we know from Burns's poetry what was then the character of the people of Scotland,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1865 - 420 Seiten
...fell to quoting : And Richard heard, with less respect for the sentiment than might be supposed, that "Rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." " Well ! " exclaimed Mr. Avenel. " Pretty piece of politeness to tell that to a lady like the... | |
 | Robert Morris Copeland - 1866 - 1010 Seiten
...only test of rural improvements or the sole inducement to agricultural labors. Burns has said: — " The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that," and it needs very little reflection to see that in those two lines the historv of the world... | |
 | Philip Lindsley - 1866 - 746 Seiten
...Fletcher, "He would have died to serve his country; but he would not do a base thing to save it." 10. "Rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." * * * "The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that." (Burns.) 11. "The... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1867 - 584 Seiten
...A marquis, duke, an' a that ; Eut an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith, he canna fa' that : The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. Intelligence, labour, self-sacrifice, love of the public cause, alone command their respect,... | |
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