I ha' seen him drive a hundred men Wi' a bundle o' cords swung free, That they took the high and holy house For their pawn and treasury. No capon priest was the Goodly Fere But a man o' men was he. The Ballad of the Goodly Fere is a poem by Ezra Pound, first published in 1909.The narrator is Simon Zelotes, speaking after the Crucifixion about his memories of Jesus (the "goodly fere"—Old English for "companion"—of the title)..
They'll no' get him a' in a book I think Though they write it cunningly; No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere But aye loved the open sea. For the priests and the gallows tree? Simon Zelotes speaketh it somewhi Ha’ we lost the goodliest fere o’ For the priests and the gallows tr Aye lover he was of brawny men, O’ ships and the open sea. Ha’ we lost the goodliest fere o’ all. If they think they ha’ snared our Goodly Fere 25: They are fools to the last degree.
"Ye ha' seen me heal the lame and blind, And wake the dead," says he, "Ye shall see one thing to master all: Ezra Pound. The narrator is Simon Zelotes, speaking after the Crucifixion about his memories of Jesus (the "goodly fere" — Old English for "companion" — of the title).
Written from the perspective of one of the men who followed Christ, perhaps Simon Zelotes, it’ll make a lot more sense if you know that fere is an Old English word that means mate , or companion .
The Ballad of the Goodly Fere is a poem by Ezra Pound, first published in 1909. If they think they ha' snared our Goodly Fere They are fools to the last degree. No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere: But aye loved the open sea. Ezra Pound Ballad of the Goodly Fere. Simon Zelotes speaketh it somewhi Ha’ we lost the goodliest fere o’ For the priests and the gallows tr Aye lover he was of brawny men, O’ ships and the open sea. Ballad of the Goodly Fere. No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere But aye loved the open sea.
“I’ll go to the feast,” quo’ our Goodly Fere, “Though I go to the gallows tree.” “Ye ha’ seen me heal the lame and blind, And wake the dead,” says he. “I’ll go to the feast,” quo’ our Goodly Fere, “Though I go to the gallows tree.” “Ye ha’ seen me heal the lame and blind, And wake the dead,” says he, Fere=Mate, Companion. Monday, September 10, 2018 Simon Zelotes speaking after the Crucifixion. Ezra Pound Ballad of the Goodly Fere. A few years ago a good man gave me a copy of a poem Ezra Pound wrote about Christ, called ‘Ballad of the Goodly Fere.’ It’s become my favorite. Aye lover he was of brawny men, O’ ships and the open sea. "I'll go to the feast," quo' our Goodly Fere, "Though I go to the gallows tree." If they think they ha’ snared our Goodly Fere They are fools to the last degree.
No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere But aye loved the open sea.