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 The World and Its Inhabitants - Pàgina 311per Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 328 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 pàgines
...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... | |
| 1828 - 608 pàgines
...citizens eminent—they hold their patents of nobility from a higher ajid purer source. " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that— But an honent man's aboon his might"— These remarks may be thought tedious, but they will not be deemed... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1829 - 356 pàgines
...ribbon, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his micht, Gude faith, he inaunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1829 - 414 pàgines
...ribbon, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his micht, Gude faith, he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,... | |
| 1829 - 348 pàgines
...Burns throws out in his random but heart- stirring manner, in ' For A' That and A' That.' The king can -make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he mauna fa' that ! For a' that and a' that, Their dignities, and... | |
| Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pàgines
...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 manna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and... | |
| Frederic William Farrar - 1833 - 142 pàgines
...glory of them. Respect the inherent dignity of the being which God has given you. " A prince may mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honest man's above his might, Good faith, he may not fa' that. For a' that and a' that, Their dignities and... | |
| Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 pàgines
...verses in all, and every one strikes the balance against rank in favour of poverty — " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he mauna fa' that ; For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure and... | |
| Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 370 pàgines
...star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that ! IV. ' A king 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... | |
| 1834 - 590 pàgines
...is not new. Many men have thought, and one has beautifully expressed the truth. " A prince can male' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's uboon his might." What Burns addressed to lowly poverty, is read by the educated rich. Amongst... | |
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