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| John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 páginas
...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 pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,... | |
| James Fleming - 1866 - 382 páginas
...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 pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray, that come it may, — As come it will, for a' that, — That sense and worth, o'er... | |
| Maurice Lenihan - 1866 - 820 páginas
...know little, save that he once gave GblJsmith a haunch of venison — but as Kobert Burns haa it : " For a' that and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that,...and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that !" 3 The following are the principal local events not already noticed of this period г— In 1786,... | |
| 1916 - 1274 páginas
...; But an honest man's aboon bis might, Guld faith he mauna fa' that ! For a' that, and a' that, His dignities and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth. Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come It may — As come It will for a' that — That sense and worth, o'er a'... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1973 - 508 páginas
...belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; 10 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, 15 Are higher rank than a' that.' Here they find his grand, genuine touches; and still more, when this... | |
| Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 páginas
...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, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. As come it will for a' that, That sense... | |
| Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 páginas
...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 o' Worth, Are higher rank than a' that. — Then let us pray that come... | |
| Lisa Rosner, John Theibault - 2000 - 478 páginas
...the self-esteem of a poor but independent man: A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; . . . The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher rank than a' that. Social stratification could have more important effects than noble titles, though.... | |
| John Cairney - 2000 - 196 páginas
...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 a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will, for a' that, That sense and... | |
| James Brown Scott - 2002 - 1046 páginas
...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 pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,... | |
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