 | Ballads, English - 1790 - 176 pages
...that, 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,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1839 - 374 pages
...a' that, His 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 ; * In some editions this line runs thus : — A prince can mak a belted knight. But an honest man's... | |
 | Penitent - 1839 - 330 pages
...the most ; and latterly her indifference, or rather dislike, was apparent to all. CHAPTER V. " The king can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; , An honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he manna fa' that ; For a' that, and a' that, His dignities,... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...that, His 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,... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...that, His ribband, star, 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, An honest man's aboon his might, Glide faith he manna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, His dignities... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...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 maunnafa' that.'3 The noblest of titles, gentleman, not the... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...that, His riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that 1 A king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might, For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and... | |
 | American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...that, His riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that I A king Can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honest man 's aboon his might, For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...for 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 an honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that. The Cotter's Saturday Night. He wales a portion... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - American literature - 1857 - 306 pages
...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... | |
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A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might— Guid faith, he mauna fa' that ! For a 
