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Read the excerpt and complete the sentences that follow.







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 from 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 joyfulenjoyableheartyadmirable, and

the phrase "evil counsellors" refers to Indians ancestorswarriorsrulers.

Answer 1

:1. Goodly meaning (D) admirable; and

2. evil counselors meaning (D)rulers.

Explanation: Plato correct

Answer 2

Answer: a- Goodly is admirable b- Evil counsellors refers to rulers

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Song of the English, Kipling addresses the British people

to tell them they are the chosen ones under the Lord. Therefore ,“O goodly is our heritage!”means their heritage is admirable.

This destiny will only come true so long as they obey the Law. But he explains “our rulers went from righteousness” and "were guided by evil counsellors" meaning these rulers or counsellors led them astray.