 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 o' worth, Are higher ranks than a  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Էջ 2651839Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Susan Sutton Smith - 1977 - 306 էջ
...back full a hundred year— But are they mair for a' that? For a' that and a' that, Their family trees and a' that, The man of independent mind He looks and laughs at a' that. 1 This use of Burns has the spirit of another independent mind, Adelaide Crapsey's friend and roommate,... | |
 | George Angus Fulton Knight - 1982 - 356 էջ
...man that counts, not the office. To quote that very biblically-minded poet, Robert Burns: A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon [above] his might. Only God could make this king love righteousness and hate wickedness, so that his... | |
 | Shudha Mazumdar, Geraldine Hancock Forbes - 1989 - 268 էջ
...the lines of the Scottish poet. . . . Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine A man 's man for a ' that. . . . The man of independent mind He looks and laughs at a ' that. . . . He loved English poets, and his copies of their works were copiously marked with his appreciation... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 էջ
...stares, and a' that; Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that; For a' that, and 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, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might.... | |
 | 1993 - 412 էջ
...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 maunna fa' that! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a' that, The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth, Are higher rank than... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 էջ
...ribband, star and a' that, The man of independant 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, Gude faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that. Their dignities, and a' that, 30 The pith o'... | |
 | Murray Ritchie - 2000 - 262 էջ
...hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof [fool] for a' that And, even more amazingly, 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 [must not] fa' that To conclude this musical insurrection, Sheena Wellington invites the company... | |
 | John Cairney - 2000 - 196 էջ
...independent mind, He looks an' laughs at a' that. A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an' a' that, But an honest man's aboon his might. Guid faith, he maunna fa' that! For a' that, an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth Are higher rank than... | |
 | Sam Davis Elliott - 2003 - 318 էջ
...perception. Without affectation he is one of the most gallant of our officers. A king can mak' a better Knight A Marquis Duke and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might Guid faith, he manna fa' that The pith of sense, and pride o' worth Are higher ranks than a' that. 9. Jean Baptiste... | |
 | Christopher Harvie - 2004 - 292 էջ
...haill voice', roar out in the Royal Presence: A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquess, duke an' a' that But an honest man's aboon his might — Guid faith, he maunna fa' that. For a' that an' a' that, Their dignities, an' a' that, The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth Are higher rank than... | |
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