 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 ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man, for a  Songs of Freedom - Page 4by Henry Stephens Salt - 1893 - 345 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hoddin' grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their...Their tinsel show and a' that : The honest man, though e'er sae poor, i Is king o' men tor a' that. Ye see yon hirkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts, and stares,... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 864 pages
...we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that. What though on hamely fare wo diue, Wear hodden gray, and a' that, Gi'e fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that.' It is thus that Shakspere represents King Lear, when his soul is injured to mailness by his unkind... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 266 pages
...slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor 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' that. " Then let us pray, that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the... | |
 | African American songs - 1845 - 234 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd, for aj that, What though on homely fare we dine, Wear hodden graytmd a' that, Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that ; The honest man tho' e'er so poor, Is king o' men for a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp,... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...We dare be poor for a' that. What though ou hamely fare wo dine, Wear hodden gray, and a' that, die fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that.' It is thus that Shakspere represents King Lear, when his soul is injured to madness by his unkind daughters,... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...a' that. What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, and a' that ? Gie fools their silk, and knaves their wine, A man's a man, for a' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, an' a' that ; An honest man, though ne'er sae poor, Is chief o' men for a' that. Te see yon birkie,... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...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 a' that, and a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that, The honest man,... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin-grey, and a' that .' Gie fools their »ilka, and knaves their wine ; A man's a man for a* that...Their tinsel show, and a' that, The honest man, though e'er sie puir, h king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord,, Wha struts, and stare«,... | |
 | 1850 - 138 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamley fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks and knaves their...Their tinsel show and a' that, The honest man, though e'er sue pair, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts and stares and... | |
 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a* that. What tho» on hamley fare we dine, Wear hodden grey and a' that ; Gie fools their silks and knaves their...Their tinsel show and a' that, The honest man, though e'er sae puir, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts and stares and... | |
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