 | Margaret Fuller - 1856 - 488 pàgines
...star, and a' that, The man ofindependent mind, He 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 maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 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 a'... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 306 pàgines
...country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied." Or, as Burns nobly sings :-— " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man 'a aboon his might, Gude faith, he maunna fa' that." The noblest of titles, gentleman, not the... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 312 pàgines
...country's pride. When once destroyed, can never be supplied." Or, as Burns nobly sings : — " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might, Gude faith, he maunna fa' that." The noblest of titles, gentleman, not the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1857 - 146 pàgines
..." thought I, " why should I ?— ' A king can make a belted knight, A marquess, duke, and a' that ; An honest man's abune his might — Gude faith, he canna fa' that.' Why need I care about telling these ladies where I live ?" " Sir," says I, " have the goodness to send... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 pàgines
...riband, star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mat 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'... | |
 | Hearty staves, John Erskine Clarke - 1858 - 152 pàgines
...riband, star, and a' that, The man o' independent 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 mauna fa' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities and a' that,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 736 pàgines
...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, above Guid faith, he maunna fa' that! attempt For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1859 - 312 pàgines
...very small indeed, a wicked king appears when placed by the side of an honest man. " A king may make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' * that : But an honest man's above his might, Good troth he dare not paw that." BURNS. Having performed this duty of respect to... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1859 - 630 pàgines
...innate nobility and glorious independence of the man who wrote the memorable words — " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith ! he canna fa' that. For a' that and a' that, Their dignities and a' that;... | |
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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 
