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" Guid faith, he mauna 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... "
Letters to an Enthusiast: Being a Series of Letters Addressed to Robert ... - Page 67
by Mary Cowden Clarke - 1902 - 339 pages
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 1

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 698 pages
...His riband, star, And a' that ; The man of Independent mind Can look and laugh at a' that. IV. A king Can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, And a'...But an HONEST MAN 's aboon his might, Guid faith he manna fa" that. For a' that, for a' that, Their dignities, And a' that ; The pith o' sense And pride...
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The Works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns - 1840 - 872 pages
...poverty : — " A king can mak' a belted knight, A morquU, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's Our toil's obscure and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea-stamp, The man's the gowd for a* that !"...
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Brownson's Quarterly Review

Orestes Augustus Brownson - 1855 - 568 pages
...laborer as in the titled noble. " The king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; An honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith ! he maunna fa' that." There is something that it will not do to sneer at in that free and noble spirit that seeks to break...
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The World and Its Inhabitants, Volume 20

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 510 pages
...beautifully expressed by Burns, is becoming more nnd more familiar to mankind : — " The king may make a belted knight, — A marquis duke and a' that,...an honest man 's aboon his might, — Guid faith he may na fa that. The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man 's the gold for a' that." If the intellectual...
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Poetry for Home and School ...

1846 - 436 pages
...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that ! 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 ! TEC GREENWOOD SHRIFT. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The...
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Lady-Bird: A Tale, Volume 1

Fullerton - 1853 - 340 pages
...now — "E provinmo al mondo Che nato In nobil cor» Sol frutti di virt,i Produce amore." CHAPTER X. "A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...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 o' sense , and pride...
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At Home and Abroad: Or, Things and Thoughts in America and Europe

Margaret Fuller - 1856 - 492 pages
...for a' that; For a' that, and a' that, His ribbon, star, and a' that, Tho man ofindopendeut mind, Ho looks and laughs at a' that. " A prince can make a...But an honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunua fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and pride...
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A Collection of Familiar Quotations: With Complete Indices of Authors and ...

John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 pages
...honest Poverty. The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that.* A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But...'s aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that. The Cotter's Saturday Night. He wales a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God ! "...
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Gleanings from the Poets for Home and School

1858 - 460 pages
...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that ! 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 a' that, The pith o' sense and pride...
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Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source Passages and ...

John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...1607. The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that.* Is therefor Honest Povertg. A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...an honest man 's aboon his might,. Guid faith, he mauuna fa' that. lilj. But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever. Song. Ae Fond...
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