...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that 1 A king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man 's aboon his might, For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and pride...

...ribbon, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might; Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities and...

...is a leaden shilling, which you bend every ffay, and debases the stamp he bears.' A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid lUii.h, he maunna fa'1 that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities,...

...star, and a' that ; The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboou his might — Guid faith, he mauna fa' that ! For a' that and a' that, Their dignities...

...and flowers fall in showers, That lightly rain from ladies' hands. Tennyson's Sir Galahad. A king ean make a belted knight, . A marquis, duke, and a' that, — But an honest man's aboon his might. Burnt's Poems. These are not the romantie times So beautiful in Spenser's rhymes,...

...riband, star, and a' that, The man of independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that I A king Can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that, But an honest man 's aboon his might, For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense and pride...

...nature itself, as worthy of our reverence in the humble artisan or laborer as in the titled noble. " The king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; An honest man '- aboon his might, Guid faith ! he maunna fa' that." There is something that it will...

...nature itself, as worthy of our reverence in the humble artisan or laborer as in the titled noble. " The king can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; An honest man 's aboon his might, Guid faith! he maunna fa' that." There is something that it will...

...the late Mr. Burns, poet and exciseman, might not also be inappropriate : — " A prince can niak" a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a* that, But an honest man's aboon his might, Gude faith he canna' fa' that, And a' that, and a' that ; The rank is but the...

...the earth. I mean King Lewis the XIV. of haughty and magnificent memory. Burns says, "A king may mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboo his might, Gude faith he maunna fa' that." Freron tells us, that Lewis walking one day in...