 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  Blackwood's Magazine - Seite 381820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Ballantine - 1859 - 630 Seiten
...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 but the guinea stamp,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 736 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1859 - 312 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1860 - 582 Seiten
...gentleman.' " — Scottuk Jeiti and Anecdotet, Edinb. 1834, p. 284. So of Burns : — " 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 a' that, The pith o sense,... | |
 | 1860 - 568 Seiten
...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, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he manna fa' that." Here is another similar expression, from Nicholas Rowe : — " Yet Heaven,... | |
 | George Washington Doane (bp. of New Jersey.) - 1861 - 652 Seiten
...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' that ; 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'... | |
 | 1861 - 144 Seiten
...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'... | |
 | A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany and Natural History - 1861 - 532 Seiten
...a' that." " The rank ii but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the f*owd for a' that; A prince- can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest m:m's aboon hh might, Guid laiih, he mauna fa' that!" But, heigho, the sight of that humble bsd on... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 Seiten
...show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that...man's aboon his might, Gude 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 356 Seiten
...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' 1 that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their 'dignities, and a' that ;... | |
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