 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  Blackwood's Magazine - Pagina 381820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Burns - 1865 - 364 pagina’s
...ribbon, 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, above Quid faith, he maunna fa' ] that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The... | |
 | George Angus Fulton Knight - 1982 - 356 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 pagina’s
...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 of sense,... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pagina’s
...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' Sense, and pride... | |
 | Murray Ritchie - 2000 - 262 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | James Brown Scott - 2002 - 1046 pagina’s
...by Robert Burns, the greatest poet of Scotland, whose songs are the songs of the world: A king 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! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o'... | |
 | Sam Davis Elliott - 2003 - 318 pagina’s
...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.... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 2006 - 514 pagina’s
...clearness of voice and knowledge of music for which he had hitherto never given her credit. "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." "I did not know that you sung, Madame Goesler." "Only now and then when... | |
 | 532 pagina’s
...riband, star, and a' that, The man' o' 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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