 Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men, for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that ; Tho' hundreds worship at his word. He's but a coof. for a' that. For a' that, and...  The Poetical Works - Pagina 153di Robert Burns - 1863 - 1 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William M'Dowall - 1870 - 96 pagine
...Though 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." In another respect, the town was but too congenial to the poet's tastes and habits. " John Barleycorn,"... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 652 pagine
...hundreds worship at his word, He 's but a coof s 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. 1 This singular figure of poetry, taken from the mathematics, refers to the famous proposition of Pythagoras,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pagine
...hundreds worship at lib word, He 's but a coof for a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, His riband, ryant mat a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might, — Guid... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pagine
...For a* that, an' a' that, His ribbon, star, an* a* that, The man of 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 a his might ; Gude faith, he manna fa** that. For a* that, an'... | |
 | Garland - 1872 - 170 pagine
...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 king can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might,... | |
 | 1872 - 710 pagine
...Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, His riband, princa can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might... | |
 | John Clark Murray - 1874 - 234 pagine
...struts, and stares, and a' that ; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, His ribbon, star, and a'...independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Their... | |
 | Loretta J. Post - 1874 - 368 pagine
...Wha struts, and 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 ribbon, star, and a'...independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. The honest man, tlio' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men, for a' that." The sadness of his heart, and the... | |
 | Mary Carlyle Aitken - 1874 - 398 pagine
...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 make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith,... | |
 | 1874 - 404 pagine
...advertise in this manner the fact of our graduation, for fear it might not otherwise be imagined. " The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. The pith o' sense and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than all that." CORRESPONDENCE. We have received... | |
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