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
| Robert Burns - 1840 - 872 Seiten
...star, and a' that, The man of independent mind He looks and laughs at a' that ! IV. A king can rnak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fe' that ! VA».— Torture my. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 380 Seiten
...riband, star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at 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! For a' that and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that: The pith o' sense,... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 384 Seiten
...a' that, His riband, star, and a' that; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might "A king can mak' a belted knight, Guid faith he mauna fa that! For a' that and a' that, Their dignities,... | |
| 1842 - 408 Seiten
...social beings of those to whose minds generous fraternal sentiments are unknown. " A prince can make a belted knight A marquis, duke and a' that ; But an honest man 'sa boon, his might His highest power mane la. that." Masonry does not claim such power, but she... | |
| 1872 - 722 Seiten
...has brought out another side « the same -uncompromising fact in his famous lines, — " A king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon Ids might — Guid faith, he mauna fa1 that I" As much may be said of the highest blessings. Spiritual... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 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 aboond his might, Guid faith he maunae fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a'... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 344 Seiten
...beautifully expressed by Burns, is becoming more and more familiar to mankind : — " The king may make a belted knight, — A marquis duke and a' that, — But an honest man 's aboon his might, — Guid faith he may na fa that. The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man... | |
| 1918 - 758 Seiten
...distinction of having been born under the Stars and Stripes, the decorationoftrue manhood. "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'... | |
| 1846 - 436 Seiten
...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at 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 ! TEC GREENWOOD SHRIFT. For a' that, and a' that,... | |
| William Alfred Jones - 1847 - 352 Seiten
...country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied." Or, as Burns nobly sings : — " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might, Gude faith, he maunnafa' that.'3 The noblest of titles, gentleman, not the... | |
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