Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that. For a The English Poets: Addison to Blake - Page 563edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What thoagh on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...that, 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,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 450 pages
...man for a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see...his word, He's but a coof for a' that : For a' that, and a' that, His ribband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a'... | |
| Robert Burns - 1813 - 452 pages
...man for a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that, Ye see...birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' thatj Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that : For a' that, and a' that, His... | |
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...hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddiu grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their win?, A man's a man for a' that: For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon hirkie, ea'da lord, Wha struts and stares,... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...that, 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,... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on namely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that 174 FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT. Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that; Tho'... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...grey, and a' that ; Vor a5 that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see...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'... | |
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...guinea's stamp ; The man 's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on namely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...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'... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...that, Their tinsel show, and a' that: The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye sec yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares,... | |
| Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1825 - 388 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...that, 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,... | |
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