 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 Seiten
...poverty, Wha 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,...stamp—- The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on namely fare we dine, Wear hodden gray, and a' that ; Gie foola their silks, and knaves their wine —... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1866 - 748 Seiten
...Washington at a time of immense responsibility, gave a fresh and memorable illustration of the truth that " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Familiar Talk with Mr. Lincoln on the Emancipation Proclamation. The eminent historian, Mr.... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1991 - 366 Seiten
...a' that! For a' that, and a' that; 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 hoddin gray, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that; For a'... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 Seiten
...slave, we pass him by — We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, an' a' that, Our toils obscure, an' a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd' for a' that. II What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, an' a* that? Gie fools their silks,... | |
 | 1993 - 412 Seiten
...slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that an' a' that, Our toil's obscure, an' a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's...for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, an' a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that.... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...hings his head, and a' that; 'I"hc coward-slave, we pass him by. We dare be poor for a' that! Fora' that, and a' that. Our toils obscure, and a' that....guinea's stamp. The Man's the gowd for a' that. — What though on namely fare we dine. Wear hoddin grey, and a' that. in Gie fools their silks, and knaves... | |
 | Peter B. Waite - 1994 - 366 Seiten
...Scotland that idea came from other origins - parish schools, Presbyterianism, oatmeal and whisky perhaps, The rank is but the guinea's stamp The Man's the gowd for a' that... There is much in Robert Burns's "The Cottar's Saturday Night" that speaks to this argument:... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 Seiten
...sae blindly, Never met - or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. 1808 'Fora'thatanda'that' sword, he threw away the scabbard. 2361 2377 The History of that! 1 809 'Auld Lang Syne' Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? 1810 'Auld... | |
 | Christopher Williams - 1998 - 208 Seiten
...noble poem that celebrated the idea that human worth is not a respecter of persons, Robert Bums wrote: The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. Jack exemplifies, to my mind, the reason why the poetry of Bums will remain noble. This book... | |
 | Ambrose Bierce - 2010 - 438 Seiten
..."Tenacity" in D. Guinea ] AB parodies "For A' That and A' That" (1794) by Robert Burns (1759-96) : For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a'...but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. Guinea-pig ] Cave canem means "Beware of dog," found on an actual sign from ancient Rome. Gunpowder... | |
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