 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pàgines
...Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1973 - 508 pàgines
...asserts the independence, equality, dignity, of men, as in the famous song For a' that and a' that — 'A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; 10 But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that. Their... | |
 | George Angus Fulton Knight - 1982 - 356 pàgines
...it is the man 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... | |
 | Susanna Moodie - 1988 - 754 pàgines
...... an' a' that"] Compare Robert Burns, "Song — For a' that and a' that — ," 1 795, II. 25-26, "A prince can mak a belted knight, / A marquis, duke, and a' that." See The Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns. Ed. James Kinsley. Vol. 2. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1968,... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 pàgines
...a* that, His riband, 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 mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that The pith of sense,... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pàgines
...that. His ribband, star and a' that, The man of independant mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. — A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...a' that, and a' that. Their dignities, and a' that, 30 The pith o' Sense, and pride o' Worth, Are higher rank than a' that. — Then let us pray that come... | |
 | Murray Ritchie - 2000 - 262 pàgines
...that Though hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof [fool] for a' that And, even more amazingly, 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 [must not] fa' that To conclude this musical insurrection, Sheena Wellington invites... | |
 | James Brown Scott - 2002 - 1046 pàgines
...verse by Robert Burns, the greatest poet of Scotland, whose songs are the songs of the world: 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'... | |
 | Sam Davis Elliott - 2003 - 318 pàgines
...perception. Without affectation he is one of the most gallant of our officers. A king can mak' a better Knight A Marquis Duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might Guid faith, he manna fa' that The pith of sense, and pride o' worth Are higher ranks than a' that.... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 2006 - 514 pàgines
...with a clearness of voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. "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." "I did not know that you sung, Madame Goesler." "Only now and then when... | |
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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 mauna fa' that ! For a 
