 | John Clark Murray - Ballads, English - 1874 - 234 pages
...for a' that ! For a' that and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. " Ye see yon...birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that ; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, His ribbon,... | |
 | Dawn - 1874 - 340 pages
...show and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT Ye see yon birkie ca'da lord, Wha struts and stares and a' that ; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that and a' that, His riband,... | |
 | Loretta J. Post - Europe - 1874 - 368 pages
...his own conscious superiority sustained him, and he felt, as he said : " You see yon birkie, ca'ecl a lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He 's but a coof, for a' that. For a" that, and a' that, His ribbon, star, and a' that, The man of... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1874 - 584 pages
...man's the gowd for a' that. stamp, The honest man though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. You see yon birkie ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that, Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, His riband,... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - English poetry - 1875 - 728 pages
...that I [wine, For a' that, and a* that, Their tinsel show, and ft' that; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that, Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a* that; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that, For a' that, and a' that: His riband,... | |
 | American poetry - 1875 - 210 pages
...for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that, — Though hundreds worship at his word, He 's but a coof for a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, His... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1874 - 454 pages
...a' that; The honest man. tho' nc'er sac poor, Is kmg o' men for a' that. Ye sce yon bil'kie, ea'ed a lord, Wha struts. and stares. and a' that ; Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He 's but a eoof for a' that : For si that, and a' that, His riband, star, and a' that, The man of... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - English poetry - 1875 - 622 pages
...a' that; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. You see yon birkie ea'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that — Tho' hundreds worship at his word, lie's but a eoof for a' that; For a' that, and a' that, His riband, star, and a' that; The man of independent... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1876 - 599 pages
...for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that, — Though hundreds worship at his word, He 's but a coof for a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, His... | |
 | Mormons - 1900 - 498 pages
...worshiped by the poorer classes, Burns refuses such homage unless the titled one is worthy thereof: Ye see yon Birkie ca'da lord Wha struts and stares and 'a that, Tho' thousands worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that. I am told that in one of the text-books... | |
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The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that? Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine A man's a man for a 
