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" That hangs his head, and a' that ? The coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a "
The Genius, and Character of Burns - Page 189
by John Wilson - 1854 - 222 pages
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The World's Best-loved Poems

1927 - 490 pages
...pass him by, And dare be poor for a' that; For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea stamp; The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves...
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Lyrics from the Old Song Books

Edmondstoune Duncan - 1927 - 658 pages
...pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden gray and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and...
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Human Environment and Progress: The Outline of World Historical Geography

William Ramsay Kermack - 1927 - 248 pages
...The clannishness natural to so small a country taught the rights and value of the common man — " The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a' that " — and for their loyalty to their faith, whether in God or in their King, Covenanters were...
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The Constitutional Review, Volume 8

1924 - 298 pages
...the British, have built their governmental polity on the principles so happily expressed by Burns: "The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." But the American people did not any more than the British spring full panoplied in the robes...
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Nineteenth Century and After: A Monthly Review, Volume 92

1922 - 1180 pages
...make their own market. No magic letters appended to their names will guarantee professional success. The rank is but the guinea stamp. The man's the gowd for a' that. It will be found that true success in life depends more on heart and character than on attainments....
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Wheat Genealogy; a History of the Wheat Family in America: With a ..., Volume 1

Silas Carmi Wheat - 1903 - 156 pages
...risen to a worthy station, rather than, being descended from an earl, they had become peasants ? ' ' The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a' that." — Burns. To receive the name Wheat before the isth century was no mean distinction. Wheat...
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Proceedings ..., Volume 50

New York State Bar Association - 1927 - 738 pages
...analysis, he still can say with Robert Burns, " For a' that and a' that, our toils obscure and a' that, the rank is but the guinea stamp, the man's the gowd for a' that." (Applause.) President Sutherland: Judicial Section enjoyed this afternoon, and he has asked...
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Improvement Era, Volume 1, Issue 1

1897 - 478 pages
...and intellect, and simultaneously his contempt for the aristocracy of birth and wealth deepened — "The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." In his estimation the "guinea stamp" of genius was more genuine, and the gold more pure, than...
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These Sad But Glorious Days: Dispatches from Europe, 1846-1850

Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 pages
...pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, and a' that; Our toils obscure, and a' that, The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves...
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The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...A ' That and A ' That 23 Is there for honest poverty That hings his head, and a' that? (1. 1 -2) 14 d the little boy Her childish favour singled: His cap pulled l that! (1. 7-8) 25 Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine — A man's a man for a' that! (1. 11—12)...
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