A Song of the English
by Rudyard Kipling (excerpt)
Fair is our lot -- O goodly is our heritage!
(Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!)
For the Lord our God Most High
He hath made the deep as dry,
He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the Earth!
Yea, though we sinned -- and our rulers went fror righteousness -
Deep in all dishonour though we stained our garments' hem.
oh be ye not dismayed,
Though we stumbled and we strayed,
We were led by evil counsellors -- the Lord shall deal with them!
Keep ye the Law -- be swift in all obedience --
Clear the land of evil, drive the road and bridge the ford.
Make ye sure to each his own
That he reap where he hath sown;
By the peace among our peoples let men know we serve the Lord!
In the poem, the word goodly means
and
the phrase "evil counsellors" refers to

"Goodly" is an adjective that, in its archaic (old) use, means admirable. Notice that the language used in the poem is archaic, and several words are spelled or employed differently than they are nowadays.

The poem refers to rulers who have done bad things. The speaker says that, despite those rulers being evil, God will still forgive the people. That is what the speaker means when he mentions the "evil counselors".

With the information above in mind, we can choose letter D. admirable and also letter D. rulers as the best answers.

This question is missing the answer choices. They are the following:

In the poem, the word goodly means

a. joyful

b. enjoyable

c. hearty

d. admirable

the phrase "evil counsellors" refers to

a. Indians

b. ancestors

c. warriors

d. rulers

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