 | 1835 - 418 pages
...a man for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see...birkie ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that ; Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that : For a' that, and a' that, His riband,... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 698 pages
...the gowd for a' that. n. What! though On homely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, And a' that ; Give fools their silks, And knaves their wine, A man's a MAN for a' that : For a" that, for a' that, Their tinsel show, And a' that ; The honest man, Though e'er so poor, Is king o' men for... | |
 | 1837 - 226 pages
...the heart may be feasted ? Is it requisite that pride or wealth should lend its influence ? No — " For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, tho" e'er sac poor, Is king o' men, for a' that." I fear that, for my city readers, this simple narrative... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 684 pages
...Qu'importe! Cocurs vils et creux ! Un noble gueux Vaut toute la cohorte ! 2 N III. Ye see Yon birkie, ca'cl a lord, Wha struts and stares, And a' that; Though hundreds worship At his word, He 's but a coof for a' that: For a' that, for a' that, His riband, star, And a' that; The man of Independent... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - 796 pages
...man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie ng efforts try, Like the torn flower the fair assemblage...Though unoffending innocence may plead, Though fr birkic, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that ; Thougli hundreds worship at his word, He's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - 750 pages
...man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's...e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon hirkic, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - 1838 - 752 pages
...man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie s love he did deave me ; I said there was nothing...believe me, The deuce gae wi'm, to believe me. He spa sac poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon hirkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a'... | |
 | Hatchway (lieut, R.N., pseud.) - 1838 - 922 pages
...fare we dine. Wear hoddin grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man 'aa man for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that , The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Ii king o' men for a' that." — BURNS. FOUR times in the course of the year, "... | |
 | 1839 - 880 pages
...man's the gowd for a' that. " What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ? Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's...tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, though e'er eo poor, IB lung <»' men for a' that. " Ye see yon birkiu ca'da lord, Wba struts, and stares, and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1839 - 328 pages
...a man for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that ; The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is King o' men for a' that. Ye see...birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares, and a' that ; * In January, 1795, Burns said in a letter to Thomson, '' A great critic (Aikin) on songs, says,... | |
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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 grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a 
