Pound said it, my recollection of where he said it is unclear, but I
suspect that it occurred during or after the League of Nations
sanctions against Italy in the mid '30s since it is obviously
directed sarcastically against the English and Pound's vituperation
of them heats up considerable at that time.
 
                                                Tim Redman
 
On Sat, 9 May 1998 10:23:27 -0800 Mark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
> Does anybody know who said
> "referred to no longer as the goddam portagoose
> but as England's oldest ally"
> and under what circumstances?
>
> mark the wans
>
> [log in to unmask]
> "Peace comes of communication."-- Ezra Pound
> "Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech
> or of the press..." -- Anon
> "To live well is to live with adequate information"-- Norbert Weiner
 
Tim Redman
School of Arts and Humanities, JO 31
University of Texas at Dallas
P.O. Box 830688
Richardson, TX  75083-0688
 
(972) 883-2775 (o)
(972) 883-2989 (fax)