A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Quid 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 rank than a A First Book in English Literature - 309. lappuseautors: Henry Spackman Pancoast, Percy Van Dyke Shelly - 1910 - 497 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 468 lapas
...ribband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince S17 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, The pith o' sense,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 450 lapas
...that, His ribband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that.. i 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, The pith o' sense,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1813 - 452 lapas
...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, Guid faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense,... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 lapas
...ribband, star, and a* that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can nlak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he roauna fa' that! For a' that, and a 1 that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o'... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 lapas
...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; Rut an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their... | |
| Robert Burns - 1818 - 346 lapas
...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a* that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Glide faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o'... | |
| 1820 - 756 lapas
...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 - 1820 - 632 lapas
...Knighthood. 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... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 lapas
...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, Guid faith he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 274 lapas
...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, Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o'... | |
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