| Ballads, English - 1790 - 176 pages
...His ribband, ftar, and a' that; A man of independent mind, Can look, and laugh at a' that. The king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honeft man's aboon his might, Guid-faith he manna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, His dignities,... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1800 - 614 pages
...that, His ribband, ftar, 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* thar ; But an honeft man's aboon his might, Glide faith he mauna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that,... | |
| England - 1839 - 870 pages
...riband, star, and a' that ; Tho man of independent minel, He looks and laughs at a' that. " A king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a'...But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he maunna fa that t For a' that and a' that, Their dignities, aml a' that ; The pith o' sense, and pride... | |
| England - 1820 - 774 pages
...of the earth. I mean King Lewis the XIV. of haughty and magnificent memory. Burns says, " A king may mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he maunna fa' that." Freron tells us, that Lewis, walking one day in the garden of Versailles,... | |
| Henry Hunt - Great Britain - 1820 - 632 pages
...manhood. Burns did well describe the impotence of earthly title-makers, when he said, The King may mak a belted knight, A Marquis, Duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's abune his might, Gude faith he canna fa' that. And a Henry Hunt would succeed no better in the art... | |
| 1822 - 614 pages
...receipt for making a True Protestant. ' . I am, your obedient servant, A UNITARIAN. The 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. — BCRNS. R*CEIPT FOR MAKING A TRUE METHODIST. — Take of the roots... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...for a' that: For a' that, and a' that, His riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke,...But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he manna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride... | |
| Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...a' that, His 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,...dignities and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride of worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree,... | |
| 1829 - 348 pages
...throws out in his random but heart- stirring manner, in ' For A' That and A' That.' The king can -make 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 a' that, The pith o' sense,... | |
| Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 408 pages
...ribbon, 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 his micht, Gude faith, he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The... | |
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