 For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher rank than a that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that ; That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and...  The English Poets: Chaucer to Donne - Page xxxviiiedited by - 1880Full view - About this book
 | Eustace Clare Grenville Murray - Crimean War, 1853-1856 - 1855 - 344 pages
...the late Mr. Burns, poet and exciseman, might not also be inappropriate : — " A prince can niak" a belted knight, A marquis, 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... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Quotations, English - 1855 - 612 pages
...flowers fall in showers, That lightly rain from ladies' hands. Tennyson's Sir Galahad. A king ean make a belted knight, . A marquis, duke, and a' that, — But an honest man's aboon his might. Burnt's Poems. These are not the romantie times So beautiful in Spenser's rhymes, So dazzling to the... | |
 | American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...His riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that I A king Can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honest man 's aboon his might, For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and... | |
 | William Maginn - 1855 - 392 pages
...of the earth. I mean King Lewis the XIV. of haughty and magnificent memory. Burns says, "A king may mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboo his might, Gude faith he maunna fa' that." Freron tells us, that Lewis walking one day in the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 746 pages
...a' that, His 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,...But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa'' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that; The pith o' sense, and pride... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - Europe - 1856 - 488 pages
...belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,...that, The pith o' sense and pride o' worth Are higher ranks than a' that. " Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - Europe - 1856 - 492 pages
...belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunua fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,...that, The pith o' sense and pride o' worth Are higher ranks than a' that. " Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...a' that, His 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,...But an honest man's aboon his might; Guid faith, he manna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities and a' that, The pith o' sense and pride... | |
 | Eustace Clare Grenville Murray - Crimean War, 1853-1856 - 1856 - 368 pages
...following verse of the late Mr. Burns, poet and exciseman, might not also be inappropriate : — " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, 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... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...Is there for honest Poverty. The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for 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 maunna fa' that. The Cotter's Saturday Night. He wales a portion... | |
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