 | 1855 - 458 sivua
...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 fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man 'sa man, for a' that ! For... | |
 | Where - 1855 - 86 sivua
...SHAKESPEARE. The better part of valour is discretion. King Henry IV., part 1, act v, scene 4. SHAKESPEARE. The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. Is therefor honest poverty. BURNS. The cry is still, They come. Macbeth, act v, scene 5. SHAKESPEARE.... | |
 | 1855 - 528 sivua
...gives him simply vox, etpreterea nihil. He is made to feel the truth of the couplet of Burns — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for all that." This rank, however, he takes with him into the walks of professional life, and find it his... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 sivua
...The coward slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toil's obscure, and a' that, The rank is but the guinea's...that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that? Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that ; For a'... | |
 | 1856 - 226 sivua
...arrant snob \ve país him by,] We dare sell tea for a' that. For a' that aud a' that, Our coffee, figs, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though a grocer's shop we keep, Wear apron white and a' that, And toil and trade while dandies sleep,... | |
 | Mrs. Manning (Charlotte Speir) - 1856 - 530 sivua
...quite uncountenauced by Brahmanical institutions. CHAPTER VI. " 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." — BURNS. HAVING now disposed of the Brahmans and the Kshatriyas, our next inquiry must be... | |
 | Eustace Clare Grenville Murray - 1856 - 368 sivua
...duke, and a' that, But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he canna' fa' that, And a' that, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Another pyramid might be becomingly erected on the spot where Mr. Mather was cut down at Florence.... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1856 - 492 sivua
...a' that, and a' that, Our toils 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; Gic fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man 'sa man for a' that ! For a'... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1856 - 418 sivua
...by : We dare be poor for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure and a' that, The raunk is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a" that. What though on homely fare we dine, Wear grey or brown, and a' that ; Give fools their silks, and knaves... | |
 | William Maginn - 1856 - 372 sivua
...attractions. In poverty or lowly birth may be found all that may worthily inspire devoted affection — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a" that." In the very dunghill of dissipation and disgrace will be raked up occasionally a lurking pearl... | |
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Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man, for a 
