 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'...  Lady-bird - Stran 1avtor: lady Georgiana Charlotte Fullerton - 1852Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Charles Bernard Gibson - 1854 - 382 strani
...quoted the authority of the poet Burns : — " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he ma'na fa' that." " It may be all true of knights, barons, and earls; but not of Mors or Mores, which... | |
 | Charles Bernard Gibson - 1854 - 392 strani
...quoted the authority of the poet Burns : — " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he ma'na fa' that." " It may be all true of knights, barons, and earls; but not of Mors or Mores, which... | |
 | 1854 - 456 strani
...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that 1 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... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 strani
...and 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... | |
 | Eustace Clare Grenville Murray - 1855 - 344 strani
...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... | |
 | William Maginn - 1855 - 392 strani
...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... | |
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...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 746 strani
...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, 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 strani
...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, and a' that ; 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... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1856 - 492 strani
...that, His ribbon, star, and a' that, Tho man ofindopendeut mind, Ho looks and laughs at a' that. " A prince can make a 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,... | |
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