 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
 | Margaret Fuller - Travel - 1991 - 366 pages
...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...Their tinsel show, and a' that, The honest man, though e'er sac poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'da lord, Wha struts and stares, and... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...that? (1. 1 -2) 14 The rank is but the guinea stamp — The man's the gowd for a' that! (1. 7-8) 25 e pride and shame were mingled. (1. 21-24) 14 (1. 11—12) Holy Willie's Prayer 32 O thou that in the heavens does dwell! Wha, as it pleases best... | |
 | American poetry - 1993 - 412 pages
...guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd 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. For a' that, an' a' that, Their tinsel show, an' a' that; The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for... | |
 | Gary Lee Harrison - Literary Collections - 1994 - 250 pages
...Victorian Reception of Wordsworth's Social Text What though on homely fare we dine, That kings his head, and a' that. Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's a Man for a' that. Robert Burns, "Song — For a' that and a' that" While the Anglo-American literary institution has... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...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 their wine, A Man's...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'd, a lord, Wha struts, and stares,... | |
 | C. C. Barfoot - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 612 pages
...man's a man for a' that" appears: What though on namely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, and a'that, Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's...Their tinsel show, and a' that; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o'men for a' that. 11 Here, Burns offers a critique of the haughty arrogance... | |
 | Judith N. Shklar - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 436 pages
...possibilities, but one must begin somewhere. What though on homely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, an' a' that, Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that! For a' that an' a' that, It's coming yet, for a' that, That man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothers be for a'... | |
 | John Cairney - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 196 pages
...man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, an' a' that, Gie fules their silks and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that. For a' that, an' a' that, Their tinsel show, an' a' that, The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for... | |
 | John Sitter - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 322 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, Is king o' men for a' that. - (lines i-16)21 Through his inclusive "we," Burns combines... | |
 | Bertiecharles Forbes - Business & Economics - 2006 - 257 pages
...guinea's stamp. The man's the gawd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that; Gi'e fools their silks, and knaves their...a' that, Their tinsel show, and a' that; The honest man,jhough e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that! For a' that, and a' that It's coming yet for... | |
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