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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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English Songs and Ballads

Thomas William Hodgson Crosland - 1902 - 376 pages
...independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that ! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o sense an' pride...
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Poetry of the People: Comprising Poems Illustrative of the History and ...

1903 - 434 pages
...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 o' sense, and pride...
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A Selection from the Great English Poets: With an Essay on the Reading of Poetry

Sherwin Cody - 1905 - 628 pages
...ribband, star, and a' that, The man o' 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 o' sense, an' pride...
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Studies in American and British Literature

Inez Nellie Canfield McFee - 1905 - 614 pages
...—Tarn O'Shanter. "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. It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion!" —To a Louse. "Ask why God made the gem so...
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Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature, Volume 2

Jeannette Leonard Gilder - 1910 - 330 pages
...independent mind, He looks an' laughs at a' that. IV A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that! But an honest man 's aboon his might— Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a' that, The pith o' sense an' pride...
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Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced ...

John Bartlett - 1906 - 1198 pages
...'I is not the king's stamp can make th* metal better. — WYCHERLEY: The Plulndealer, act i. >c. 1, A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...honest man 's aboon his might: Guid faith, he maunna fa1 that. BURNS : For a' thai and a' that. * Mathew Henry says of his father, Rev. Philip Henry (1631-1691):...
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The Eaton Readers..., Volume 5

Isabel Moore - 1906 - 360 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...'s aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that I For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are...
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Introduction to Notable Poems

Hamilton Wright Mabie - 1909 - 250 pages
...independent mind, He looks an' laughs at a' that. A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might — Guid faith, he mauna fa' that ! For a' that an' a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and pride...
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Century Readings for a Course in English Literature

John William Cunliffe, James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young - 1910 - 1174 pages
...independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, js A marquis, duke, an' omes By force, hath overcome but half his foe. Space may prod mauna fa' that ! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a* that, 3° The pith o' sense, an'...
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The Edinburgh Book of Scottish Verse, 1300-1900, Part 1

William Macneile Dixon - 1910 - 966 pages
...independent mind, He looks an' laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that ! But an honest man 's aboon his might — ' Guid faith, he mauna fa' that ! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a' that, The pith o' sense an' pride...
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