 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 - 1854 - 356 Seiten
...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,! The...a' that! What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddiu gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 Seiten
...slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' 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 hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that? Gie fools their silks, and knaves their... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 Seiten
...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, The man's the gowd for a' that ! What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their... | |
 | Eustace Clare Grenville Murray - 1855 - 344 Seiten
...duke, and a* that, But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he canna' fa' that, And a' that, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Another pyramid might be becomingly erected on the spot where Mr. Mather was cut down at Florence.... | |
 | Where - 1855 - 86 Seiten
...SHAKESPEARE. The better part of valour is discretion. King Henry IV., part 1, act v, scene 4. SHAKESPEARE. The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. Is therefor honest poverty. BURNS. The cry is still, They come. Macbeth, act v, scene 5. SHAKESPEARE.... | |
 | 1855 - 528 Seiten
...gives him simply vox, etpreterea nihil. He is made to feel the truth of the couplet of Burns — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for all that." This rank, however, he takes with him into the walks of professional life, and find it his... | |
 | 1856 - 226 Seiten
...snob \ve país him by,] We dare sell tea for a' that. For a' that aud a' that, Our coffee, figs, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though a grocer's shop we keep, Wear apron white and a' that, And toil and trade while dandies sleep, A man's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 Seiten
...slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' 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 hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that? Gie fools their silks, and knaves their... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1856 - 418 Seiten
...by : We dare be poor for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure and a' that, The raunk is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a" that. What though on homely fare we dine, Wear grey or brown, and a' that ; Give fools their silks, and knaves their wine,... | |
 | Eustace Clare Grenville Murray - 1856 - 368 Seiten
...duke, and a' that, But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he canna' fa' that, And a' that, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Another pyramid might be becomingly erected on the spot where Mr. Mather was cut down at Florence.... | |
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