Faith, he maunna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that; Their dignities, and a' 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 worth, o'er a'... Hearty Staves of Heart-music ... - Página 87por John Erskine Clarke - 1858 - 142 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| James Fleming - 1866 - 382 páginas
...a' that, and a' that, His riband, star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, A king 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 ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride... | |
| Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 páginas
...bntton'd to the chin, Broadeloth without, and a warm heart within. Cowper, Epistle to Joieph Sill. A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a'...But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, he inauua fa' that. Burns, Honest Poverty. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings : " An honest... | |
| 1867 - 972 páginas
...ABTICLE. — I. " The rark is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd tor a' that. " A king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, ho maunna fa' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The pith o' seneo, and... | |
| William Lowes Rushton - 1867 - 104 páginas
...whoever may or may not be entitled to the addition of esquire, of this there can be no doubt, that A king can make a 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, and... | |
| Edward Clarke LOWE - 1868 - 186 páginas
...mind, He looks and laughs at a'tliat. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a'that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that ! For a'that, and a'that, Their dignities, and a'that, humble. 3 a clever fellow. 3 a blockhead. G The pith... | |
| Anthony Trollope - 1868 - 286 páginas
...voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. " The king can mak> a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a* that ; But an honest man's a boon Ыs might, Quid faith he mauna fa' that." "I did not know that you sung, Madame Goesler. " "Only... | |
| 1869 - 1188 páginas
...voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. " A prince can male' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But...man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that." " I did not know that you sung, Madame Goosler." •' Only now and then when something specially requires... | |
| Margaret Fuller - 1869 - 482 páginas
...a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, His ribbon, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. " A prince can make a...knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might Quid faith, he mamma fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and... | |
| George Angus Fulton Knight - 1982 - 356 páginas
...that counts, not the office. To quote that very biblically-minded poet, Robert Burns: A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon [above] his might. Only God could make this king love righteousness and hate wickedness, so that his... | |
| 1993 - 412 páginas
...independent mind, He looks an' laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a' that, The pith o' sense, an' pride... | |
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