...but is onely the prayse and surname of vertue." — Sir Thomas Elyot, The Gouvernor, book ii. c. 4. ' The rank is but the guinea's stamp ; The man's the gowd for a' that." Burns. " Lesse like than Ponies steple to a dagger shethe." — Sir Thos. More's Eng.\ Works,...

...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...

...poverty That hangs his head and a' that ? The coward-slave, we pass him by ; We dare be puir for a' that. For a' that and a' that, Our toils obscure and...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hocidin' grey and a' that ; Gi'e fools their silks, an' knaves...

...birth-pretension. Nor did there ever breathe one who felt more heartily with Scotland's glorious peasant, that " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a* that." If in his checkered course O'Connell sometimes erred, let us remember the atonement of his noble...

...love-locks, plaited and adorned with ribands, and falling foppishly over either ear. But dress, at last, like "rank, is but the guinea's stamp, the man's the gowd for a' that," and in outward appearance at least, the stranger was of no alloyed metal. There was in his air...

...poverty That hangs his head and a' that ? The coward-slave, we pass him by ; We dare be puir for a' that. For a' that and a' that, Our toils obscure and...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, an' knaves their...

...a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, And dare he poor for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, 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, Their tinsel show and a' that,...

...poverty, 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,...but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that! gold homely What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; coarse cloth...

...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 stamp, The man's the gowd for a ' that. All the primal sympathies of the human soul recognize the power, the charm, of a character...

...there will be no true freedom for Germany until the Germans have learnt the truth of Burns' lines — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gow'd for a' that.' CHAPTER V. The last day that Egerton had spent at Oakwood had been a very eventful one for Bertha....