 | Museum and English journal of education - 1863 - 576 pages
...the man for a' that." Which entirely mutilates the poet's metaphor, as expressed in the lines, — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Or as paraphrased by Thackeray, — " Marry, saith the Minnesinger, that the rank is but the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1864 - 252 pages
...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. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, an' a' that ; Gi'e fools their silks, an' knaves their wine, A man 'sa man for a' that ; For... | |
 | Bible - 1896 - 806 pages
...minting does not make the value of the piece, it only certifies the value. In the words of Burns " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." The stamp of a reliable government will make a piece of silver or gold accepted for whatever... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 466 pages
...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 hodden-grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that.... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...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.'" HIS RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. There is a very natural and proper desire, at this time, to know... | |
 | Elias Nason - Boston (Mass.) - 1865 - 144 pages
...political upheaving of 1776, the magnificent republican lesson so well expressed by Robert Burns : " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Such was the state of society in Boston when Frankland, an accomplished, wealthy and high-bred... | |
 | Elias Nason - Boston (Mass.) - 1865 - 144 pages
...political upheaving of 1776, the magnificent republican lesson so well expressed by Robert Burns : "The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Such was the state of society in Boston when Frankland, an accomplished, wealthy and high-bred... | |
 | Elias Nason - Boston (Mass.) - 1865 - 136 pages
...political upheaving of 1776, the magnificent republican lesson so well expressed by Robert Burns : "The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Such was the state of society in Boston when Frankland, an accomplished, wealthy and high-bred... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...Washington at a time of immense responsibility, gave a fresh and memorable illustration of the truth that 1 The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.' " HIS RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. There is a very natural and proper desire, at this time, to know... | |
 | Elias Nason - Boston (Mass.) - 1865 - 148 pages
...political upheaving of 1770, the magnificent republican lesson so well expressed by Robert Burns : "The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that." Such was the state of society in Boston when Frankland, an accomplished, wealthy and high-bred... | |
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Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man, for a 
