| 1845 - 234 pages
...That hangs his head, and a' that ; The coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor, for a" that ; For a' that and a' that ; Our toils obscure, and a'...is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd, for aj that, What though on homely fare we dine, Wear hodden graytmd a' that, Gie fools their silks, and... | |
| Job Roberts Tyson - 1845 - 102 pages
...that man, however debased by 37 artificial rank, does not forfeit the proper dignity of his nature. " Rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." It tends to break down the barriers which separate castes and races, and to elevate the common... | |
| Anne Kent - 1846 - 942 pages
...poverty, That hangs his head and a' that : The coward-slave, we pass him by, And dare be poor for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a'...but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a* that. BURNI. BEFORE a month had passed, all was settled; and Mr. Arden, free from the doubts and troubles... | |
| Mary Chauncey - 1846 - 148 pages
...coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that; For a' that, and a' that. Our toil's obseure, and a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp The man's the gowd for a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will fora' that, That sense and worth, o'er a'... | |
| 1846 - 436 pages
...The coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare he poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toil 's obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that ! What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie... | |
| Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate - 1883 - 704 pages
...i The coward slave, we i>ass him by. We dare be poor for a that. For a' that, for a' that. Our toil obscure 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... | |
| Edward Miall - 1849 - 498 pages
...many a heathen writer has expressed in substance the truth so beautifully sung by the Scottish poet, " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." " Having men's persons in admiration because of advantage," that is, paying court to the great... | |
| Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 pages
...To hang its head and a' that ; The coward slave we pass him by, We daur be puir for a' that. For aj that and a' that, Our toil/s obscure and a* that ;...but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a* that. What tho» on hamley fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks and knaves... | |
| 1850 - 138 pages
...The coward slave we pass him by, We daur be puir for a' that. For a' that and a' that, Our toil 'e obscure and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamley fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks and knaves... | |
| Robert Burns - 1865 - 236 pages
...poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that ? The coward slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that 1 For a' that and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a'...but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that : Gie fools their silks, and... | |
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