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's stamp,! Poemsvon Robert Burns - 1889 - 255 SeitenAuszug - Über dieses Buch
| Robert Burns - 1849 - 906 Seiten
...that. For a' that, and a' that, Our toil» 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 »ilka, and knaves their wine ; A man's a man for a* that... | |
| Edward Miall - 1849 - 498 Seiten
...many a heathen writer has expressed in substance the truth so beautifully sung by the Scottish poet, " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." " Having men's persons in admiration because of advantage," that is, paying court to the great... | |
| 1850 - 138 Seiten
...slave we pass him by, We daur be puir for a' that. For a' that and a' that, Our toil 'e obscure and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamley fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks and knaves their... | |
| Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 Seiten
...slave we pass him by, We daur be puir for a' that. For aj that and a' that, Our toil/s obscure and a* that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a* that. What tho» on hamley fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks and knaves their... | |
| Robert Burns - 1865 - 236 Seiten
...slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that 1 For a' that and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that : Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine,... | |
| Scottish songs - 1852 - 356 Seiten
...coward-slave, we pass him by ; We dare be puir for a' that. For a' that an a' that, Our toils obscure and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The...that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin' grey and a' that ; Gi'e fools their silks, an' knaves their wine,A man's a man for a' that. For a'... | |
| 1852 - 518 Seiten
...mere pretension. If a physician is not respected, you may depend upon it, it is his own fault : — "The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." The author says, " Legislation cannot avail even were the legislators willing to assist us.''... | |
| 1852 - 634 Seiten
...Thus, while it is undoubtedly true that a literal prose translation of two such lines as these: — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that," would be miserably jejune as compared with the original ; the advocate of a prose translation... | |
| Camilla Crosland - 1853 - 440 Seiten
...can make the peasant equal or superior to the prince, or as Burns in his own rich coinage hath it, " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." And it is because there is true happiness to be found in every station, that it is so great... | |
| 1854 - 356 Seiten
...coward-slave, we pass him by; We dare be puir for a' that. For a' that and a' that, Our toils obscure and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The...that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin' grey and a' that ; Qi'e fools their silks, an' knaves their wine,A man's a man for a' that. For a'... | |
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