 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
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | William Lowes Rushton - 1867 - 104 pàgines
...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 a' that ; The pith o' sense and pride... | |
 | Victoria cross, Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1867 - 448 pàgines
...London Gazette, along with the record of the deeds of bravery by which they earned the distinction. "A king may make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that," but distinguished bravery alone can make a Victoria Cross man. A marquis or a duke may have attained his... | |
 | 1916 - 1274 pàgines
...riband, 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 bis might, Guld faith he mauna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, His dignities and a'... | |
 | George Angus Fulton Knight - 1982 - 356 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 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... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pàgines
...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, 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... | |
 | Murray Ritchie - 2000 - 262 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | James Brown Scott - 2002 - 1046 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 2006 - 514 pàgines
...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."... | |
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