 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
 | Hearty staves, John Erskine Clarke - 1858 - 152 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 Seiten
...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'... | |
 | 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... | |
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