| Charles Roger Dod - 1844 - 1278 páginas
...particulars have been noticed as illustrate their character of lords of parliament. CREATION OF PEERAGES. " A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that." BURNS. THB Crown is the sole source and parent- spring of all honours and dignities ; from the head... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 344 páginas
...beautifully expressed by Burns, is becoming more and more familiar to mankind : — " The king may make a belted knight, — A marquis duke and a' that, — But an honest man 's aboon his might, — Guid faith he may na fa that. The rank is but the guinea stamp, The man... | |
| 1918 - 758 páginas
...anything to the distinction of having been born under the Stars and Stripes, the decorationoftrue manhood. "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'... | |
| 1846 - 436 páginas
...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,... | |
| William Alfred Jones - 1847 - 322 páginas
...their 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 maunna fa' that." The noblest of titles, gentleman, not the... | |
| Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate - 1883 - 704 páginas
...and a' that. The rank is but the guinea's stamp; The man's the gold for a' that. " A king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that. But an honest man aboon his might. Guid faith he maunna for a' that. For a' that, for a' that : Their dignities,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1849 - 906 páginas
...knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an hone« man's aboon hi« micht, Gude faith, he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that. Their dignities, and a' that. The pith o' sense, the pride o' worth, Are higher ranks for a' that. Then let us pray, that come it may, As come it will,... | |
| John Aikin - 1850 - 764 páginas
...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'... | |
| Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 páginas
...ribbon, star, and a' that, The man o' independent mind, He looks and laughs *t a' that. A king can make 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... | |
| 1850 - 138 páginas
...ribbon, star, and a' that, The man o' 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 'a aboon his might, Guid faith ho mauna fa' that ; For a' that and a' that. Their dignities and... | |
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