...we pass him by; We dare be poor for a' that, For a' that, and a' that Our toils obscure and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, — The man 's the gowd for a' that." The mechanic has just as good a chance to shine in the best society of the world as any other man,...

...pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, 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 namely fare we dine, Wear hodden-grey, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves...

...him by, We dare he poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toil 's 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...

...never ceasing, ever varying, of the pedestrian ! Jfuaa pedestris ! EXCELLENCE INDEPENDENT OF RANK. " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that." IT is related of Richard Savage, that in his youth he expressed a contempt for the middle class of...

...WAC, and caused some confusion. What Massinger really says is in effect just what Burns says : — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that" T. MACGRATH. NOTES ON BOOKS, Ac. The Letten and the Life of Francis Bacon. Including all his Occasional...

...The context of the above article also gives two other anticipations of Burns worth transcribing : — The rank is but the guinea's stamp. The man 's the gowd for a' that. Wycherley says, in 'The Plain Dealer,' "I •weigh the man, not his title : 'tis not the king's stamp...

...him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toil 's 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...

...anticipated, also, the idea contained in that famous couplet which was never read without a thrill : — " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that." ting to the diamond, &c. ; and he sums up with a simile which the reader will perceive is exactly equivalent...

...him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For -a? that, and a' that, Our toil 's obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man 's the gowd for a' that ! What tho' on namely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves...

...him hy, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toil 's 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...