 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 stamp ; The man's the gowd for a  The Genius, and Character of Burns - Page 189by John Wilson - 1854 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...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 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 silks, and... | |
 | James MacGrigor Allan - 1863 - 344 pages
...An honest man's the noblest work of God.' To quote a poet you may know more about — Eobert Burns : 'The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a" that' " " That's a' verra true," replied Mr. Carney, pleased in spite of himself by the allusion to... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...strife ; But every ladv would be queen for life. POPE. — Moral Essays, Epi. II. Line 215. RANK. — The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. BURNS.— Honest Poverty. RAPTURE. — An infant when it gazes on the light, A child the moment... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1863 - 340 pages
...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 stamp; The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden- grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 466 pages
...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 stamp ; The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and... | |
 | John Wilson - 1865 - 444 pages
...his friends, or even his acquaintances, how could he have borne to read his own two bold lines— " The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that" 1 Besides, we know from Burns's poetry what was then the character of the people of Scotland,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1865 - 420 pages
...fell to quoting : And Richard heard, with less respect for the sentiment than might be supposed, that "Rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." " Well ! " exclaimed Mr. Avenel. " Pretty piece of politeness to tell that to a lady like the... | |
 | Robert Morris Copeland - Agriculture - 1866 - 1010 pages
...only test of rural improvements or the sole inducement to agricultural labors. Burns has said: — " The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that," and it needs very little reflection to see that in those two lines the historv of the world... | |
 | Philip Lindsley - 1866 - 746 pages
...Fletcher, "He would have died to serve his country; but he would not do a base thing to save it." 10. "Rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." * * * "The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that." (Burns.) 11. "The... | |
 | Richard Gilpin - Demonology - 1867 - 550 pages
...parallels, it will be seen that Burns only put more tersely and memorably an old sentiment in his — ' The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.' which is our Worthy, as after-dates will shew.i He might be born a week more or less previously,... | |
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