Ulysses: Chapter 14 Oxen of the Sun

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• Author: James Joyce

DESHIL HOLLES EAMUS. DESHIL HOLLES EAMUS. DESHIL HOLES Eamus.


Send us, bright one, light one, Horhorn, quickening and wombfruit. Send us, bright one,

light one, Horhorn, quickening and wombfruit. Send us bright one, light one, Horhorn,

quickening and wombfruit.

Hoopsa, boyaboy, hoopsa! Hoopsa, hoyaboy, hoopsa! Hoopsa, boyaboy, hoopsa.

Universally that person's acumen is esteemed very little perceptive concerning

whatsoever matters are being held as most profitable by mortals with sapience endowed to

be studied who is ignorant of that which the most in doctrine erudite and certainly by

reason of that in them high mind's ornament deserving of veneration constantly maintain

when by general consent they affirm that other circumstances being equal by no exterior

splendour is the prosperity of a nation more efficaciously asserted than by the measure of

how far forward may have progressed the tribute of its solicitude for that proliferent

continuance which of evils the original if it be absent when fortunately present

constitutes the certain sign of omnipollent nature's incorrupted benefaction. For who is

there who anything of some significance has apprehended but is conscious that that

exterior splendour may be the surface of a downwardtending lutulent reality or on the

contrary anyone so is there inilluminated as not to perceive that as no nature's boon can

contend against the bounty of increase so it behoves every most just citizen to become the

exhortator and admonisher of his semblables and to tremble lest what had in the past been

by the nation excellently commenced might be in the future not with similar excellence

accomplished if an inverecund habit shall have gradually traduced the honourable by

ancestors transmitted customs to that thither of profundity that that one was audacious

excessively who would have the hardihood to rise affirming that no more odious offence can

for anyone be than to oblivious neglect to consign that evangel simultaneously command and

promise which on all mortals with prophecy of abundance or with diminution's menace that

exalted of reiteratedly procreating function ever irrevocably enjoined?

It is not why therefore we shall wonder if, as the best historians relate, among the

Celts, who nothing that was not in its nature admirable admired, the art of medicine shall

have been highly honoured. Not to speak of hostels, leperyards, sweating chambers,

plaguegraves, their greatest doctors, the O'Shiels, the O'Hickeys, the O'Lees, have

sedulously set down the divers methods by which the sick and the relapsed found again

health whether the malady had been trembling withering or loose boyconnell flux. Certainly

in every public work which in it anything of gravity contains preparation should be with

importance commensurate and therefore a plan was by them adopted (whether by having

preconsidered or as the maturation of experience it is difficult in being said which the

discrepant opinions of subsequent inquirers are not up to the present congrued to render

manifest) whereby maternity was so far from all accident possibility removed that whatever

care the patient in that allhardest of woman hour chiefly required and not solely for the

copiously opulent but also for her who not being sufficiently moneyed scarcely and often

not even scarcely could subsist valiantly and for an inconsiderable emolument was

provided.

To her nothing already then and thenceforward was anyway able to be molestful for this

chiefly felt all citizens except with proliferent mothers prosperity at all not to can be

and as they had received eternity gods mortals generation to befit them her beholding,

when the case was so having itself, parturient in vehicle the reward carrying desire

immense among all one another was impelling on of her to be received into that domicile. O

thing of prudent nation not merely in being seen but also even in being related worthy of

being praised that they her by anticipation went seeing mother, that she by them suddenly

to be about to be cherished had been begun she felt!

Before born babe bliss had. Within womb won he worship. Whatever in that one case done

commodiously done was. A couch by midwives attended with wholesome food reposeful cleanest

swaddles as though forthbringing were now done and by wise foresight set: but to this no

less of what drugs there is need and surgical implements which are pertaining to her case

not omitting aspect of all very distracting spectacles in various latitudes by our

terrestrial orb offered together with images, divine and human, the cogitation of which by

sejunct females is to tumescence conducive or eases issue in the high sunbright wellbuilt

fair home of mothers when, ostensibly far gone and reproductitive, it is come by her

thereto to lie in, her term up.

Some man that wayfaring was stood by housedoor at night's oncoming. Of Israel's folk

was that man that on earth wandering far had fared. Stark ruth of man his errand that him

lone led till that house.

Of that house A. Horne is lord. Seventy beds keeps he there teeming mothers are wont

that they lie for to thole and bring forth bairns hale so God's angel to Mary quoth.

Watchers they there walk, white sisters in ward sleepless. Smarts they still sickness

soothing: in twelve moons thrice an hundred. Truest bedthanes they twain are, for Horne

holding wariest ward.

In ward wary the watcher hearing come that man mild-hearted eft rising with swire

ywimpled to him her gate wide undid. Lo, levin leaping lightens in eyeblink Ireland's

westward welkin! Full she dread that God the Wreaker all mankind would fordo with water

for his evil sins. Christ's rood made she on breastbone and him drew that he would rathe

infare under her thatch. That man her will wotting worthful went in Horne's house.

Loth to irk in Horne's hall hat holding the seeker stood. On her stow he ere was living

with dear wife and lovesome daughter that then over land and seafloor nine year had long

outwandered. Once her in townhithe meeting he to her bow had not doffed. Her to forgive

now he craved with good ground of her allowed that that of him swiftseen face, hers, so

young then had looked. Light swift her eyes kindled, bloom of blushes his word winning.

As her eyes then ongot his weeds swart therefor sorrow she feared. Glad after she was

that ere adread was. Her he asked if O'Hare Doctor tidings sent from far coast and she

with grameful sigh him answered that O'Hare Doctor in heaven was. Sad was the man that

word to hear that him so heavied in bowels ruthful. All she there told him, ruing death

for friend so young, algate sore unwilling God's rightwiseness to withsay. She said that

he had a fair sweet death through God His goodness with masspriest to be shriven, holy

housel and sick men's oil to his limbs. The man then right earnest asked the nun of which

death the dead man was died and the nun answered him and said that he was died in Mona

island through bellycrab three year agone come Childermas and she prayed to God the

Allruthful to have his dear soul in his undeathliness. He heard her sad words, in held hat

sad staring. So stood they there both awhile in wanhope, sorrowing one with other.

Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth

on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother's womb so

naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

The man that was come into the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her

how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed. The nursingwoman answered him and

said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth

unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be. She said thereto that she had seen

many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman's birth. Then she set it

forth all to him that time was had lived nigh that house. The man hearkened to her words

for he felt with wonder women's woe in the travail that they have of motherhood and he

wondered to look on her face that was a young face for any man to see but yet was she left

after long years a handmaid. Nine twelve bloodflows chiding her childless.

And whiles they spake the door of the castle was opened and there nighed them a mickle

noise as of many that sat there at meat. And there came against the place as they stood a

young learning knight yclept Dixon. And the traveller Leopold was couth to him sithen it

had happed that they had had ado each with other in the house of misericord where this

learning knight lay by cause the traveller Leopold came there to be healed for he was sore

wounded in his breast by a spear wherewith a horrible and dreadful dragon was smitten him

for which he did do make a salve of volatile salt and chrism as much as he might suffice.

And he said now that he should go into that castle for to make merry with them that were

there. And the traveller Leopold said that he should go otherwhither for he was a man of

cautels and a subtle. Also the lady was of his avis and reproved the learning knight

though she trowed well that the traveller had said thing that was false for his subtility.

But the learning knight would not hear say nay nor do her mandement ne have him in aught

contrarious to his list and he said how it was a marvellous castle. And the traveller

Leopold went into the castle for to rest him for a space being sore of limb after many

marches environing in divers lands and sometimes venery.

And in the castle was set a board that was of the birchwood of Finlandy and it was

upheld by four dwarfmen of that country but they durst not move for enchantment. And on

this board were frightful swords and knives that are made in a great cavern by swinking

demons out of white flames that they fix in the horns of buffalos and stags that there

abound marvellously. And there were vessels that are wrought by magic of Mahound out of

seasand and the air by a warlock with his breath that he blares into them like to bubbles.

And full fair cheer and rich was on the board that no wight could devise a fuller ne

richer. And there was a vat of silver that was moved by craft to open in the which lay

strange fishes withouten heads though misbelieving men nie that this be possible thing

without they see it natheless they are so. And these fishes lie in an oily water brought

there from Portugal land because of the fatness that therein is like to the juices of the

olive press. And also it was marvel to see in that castle how by magic they make a compost

out of fecund wheat kidneys out of Chaldee that by aid of certain angry spirits that they

do into it swells up wondrously like to a vast mountain. And they teach the serpents there

to entwine themselves up on long sticks out of the ground and of the scales of these

serpents they brew out a brewage like to mead.

And the learning knight let pour for childe Leopold a draught and halp thereto the

while all they that were there drank every each. And childe Leopold did up his beaver for

to pleasure him and took apertly somewhat in amity for he never drank no manner of mead

which he then put by and anon full privily he voided the more part in his neighbour glass

and his neighbour wist not of his wile. And he sat down in that castle with them for to

rest him there awhile. Thanked be Almighty God.

This meanwhile this good sister stood by the door and begged them at the reverence of

Jesu our alther liege lord to leave their wassailing for there was above one quick with

child a gentle dame, whose time hied fast. Sir Leopold heard on the upfloor cry on high

and he wondered what cry that it was whether of child or woman and I marvel, said he, that

it be not come or now. Meseems it dureth overlong. And he was ware and saw a franklin that

hight Lenehan on that side the table that was older than any of the tother and for that

they both were knights virtuous in the one emprise and eke by cause that he was elder he

spoke to him full gently. But, said he, or it be long too she will bring forth by God His

bounty and have joy of her childing for she hath waited marvellous long. And the franklin

that had drunken said, Expecting each moment to be her next. Also he took the cup that

stood tofore him for him needed never none asking nor desiring of him to drink and, Now

drink, said he, fully delectably, and he quaffed as far as he might to their both's health

for he was a passing good man of his lustiness. And sir Leopold that was the goodliest

guest that ever sat in scholars' hall and that was the meekest man and the kindest that

ever laid husbandly hand under hen and that was the very truest knight of the world one

that ever did minion service to lady gentle pledged him courtly in the cup. Woman's woe

with wonder pondering.

Now let us speak of that fellowship that was there to the intent to be drunken an they

might. There was a sort of scholars along either side the board, that is to wit, Dixon

yclept junior of saint Mary Merciable's with other his fellows Lynch and Madden, scholars

of medicine, and the franklin that high! Lenehan and one from Alba Longa, one Crotthers,

and young Stephen that had mien of a frere that was at head of the board and Costello that

men clepen Punch Costello all long of a mastery of him erewhile gested (and of all them,

reserved young Stephen, he was the most drunken that demanded still of more mead) and

beside the meek sir Leopold. But on young Malachi they waited for that he promised to have

come and such as intended to no goodness said how he had broke his avow. And sir Leopold

sat with them for he bore fast friendship to sir Simon and to this his son young Stephen

and for that his languor becalmed him there after longest wanderings insomuch as they

feasted him for that time in the honourablest manner. Ruth red him, love led on with will

to wander, loth to leave.

For they were right witty scholars. And he heard their aresouns each gen other as

touching birth and righteousness, young Madden maintaining that put such case it were hard

the wife to die (for so it had fallen out a matter of some year agone with a woman of

Eblana in Horne's house that now was trespassed out of this world and the self night next

before her death all leeches and pothecaries had taken counsel of her case). And they said

farther she should live because in the beginning they said the woman should bring forth in

pain and wherefore they that were of this imagination affirmed how young Madden had said

truth for he had conscience to let her die. And not few and of these was young Lynch were

in doubt that the world was now right evil governed as it was never other howbeit the mean

people believed it otherwise but the law nor his judges did provide no remedy. A redress

God grant. This was scant said but all cried with one acclaim nay, by our Virgin Mother,

the wife should live and the babe to die. In colour whereof they waxed hot upon that head

what with argument and what for their drinking but the franklin Lenehan was prompt each

when to pour them ale so that at the least way mirth might not lack. Then young Madden

showed all the whole affair and when he said how that she was dead and how for holy

religion sake by rede of palmer and bedesman and for a vow he had made to Saint Ultan of

Arbraccan her goodman husband would not let her death whereby they were all wondrous

grieved. To whom young Stephen had these words following, Murmur, sirs, is eke oft among

lay folk. Both babe and parent now glorify their Maker, the one in limbo gloom, the other

in purge fire. But, gramercy, what of those Godpossibled souls that we nightly

unpossibilise, which is the sin against the Holy Ghost, Very God, Lord and Giver of Life?

For, sirs, he said, our lust is brief. We are means to those small creatures within us and

nature has other ends than we. Then said Dixon junior to Punch Costello wist he what ends.

But he had overmuch drunken and the best word he could have of him was that he would ever

dishonest a woman whoso she were or wife or maid or leman if it so fortuned him to be

delivered of his spleen of lustihead. Whereat Crotthers of Alba Longa sang young Malachi's

praise of that beast the unicorn how once in the millennium he cometh by his horn the

other all this while pricked forward with their jibes wherewith they did malice him,

witnessing all and several by saint Foutinus his engines that he was able to do any manner

of thing that lay in man to do. Thereat laughed they all right jocundly only young Stephen

and sir Leopold which never durst laugh too open by reason of a strange humour which he

would not bewray and also ford that he rued for her that bare whoso she might be or

wheresoever. Then spoke young Stephen orgulous of mother Church that would cast him out of

her bosom, of law of canons, of Lilith, patron of abortions, of bigness wrought by wind of

seeds of brightness or by potency of vampires mouth to mouth or, as Virgilius saith, by

the influence of the occident or by the reek of moonflower or an she lie with a woman

which her man has but lain with effectu secuto, or peradventure in her bath according to

the opinions of Averroes and Moses Maimonides. He said also how at the end of the second

month a human soul was infused and how in all our holy mother foldeth ever souls for God's

greater glory whereas that earthly mother which was but a dam to bring forth beastly

should die by canon for so saith he that holdeth the fisherman's seal, even that blessed

Peter on which rock was holy church for all ages founded. All they bachelors then asked of

sir Leopold would he in like case so jeopard her person as risk life to save life. A

wariness of mind he would answer as fitted all and, laying hand to jaw, he said

dissembling, as his wont was, that as it was informed him, who had ever loved the art of

physic as might a layman, and agreeing also with his experience of so seldom seen an

accident it was good for that Mother Church belike at one blow had birth and death pence

and in such sort deliverly he scaped their questions. That is truth, pardy, said Dixon,

and, or I err, a pregnant word. Which hearing young Stephen was a marvellous glad man and

he averred that he who stealeth from the poor lendeth to the Lord for he was of a wild

manner when he was drunken and that he was now in that taking it appeared eftsoons.

But sir Leopold was passing grave maugre his word by cause he still had pity of the

terrorcausing shrieking of shrill women in their labour and as he was minded of his good

lady Marion that had borne him an only manchild which on his eleventh day on live had died

and no man of art could save so dark is destiny. And she was wondrous stricken of heart

for that evil hap and for his burial did him on a fair corselet of lamb's wool, the flower

of the flock, lest he might perish utterly and lie akeled (for it was then about the midst

of the winter) and now sir Leopold that had of his body no manchild for an heir looked

upon him his friend's son and was shut up in sorrow for his forepassed happiness and as

sad as he was that him failed a son of such gentle courage (for all accounted him of real

parts) so grieved he also in no less measure for young Stephen for that he lived riotously

with those wastrels and murdered his goods with whores.

About that present time young Stephen filled all cups that stood empty so as there

remained but little mo if the prudenter had not shadowed their approach from him that

still plied it very busily who, praying for the intentions of the sovereign pontiff, he

gave them for a pledge the vicar of Christ which also as he said is vicar of Bray. Now

drink we, quod he, of this mazer and quaff ye this mead which is not indeed parcel of my

body but my soul's bodiment. Leave ye fraction of bread to them that live by bread alone.

Be not afeard neither for any want for this will comfort more than the other will dismay.

See ye here. And he showed them glistering coins of the tribute and goldsmiths' notes the

worth of two pound nineteen shilling that he had, he said, for a song which he writ. They

all admired to see the foresaid riches in such dearth of money as was herebefore. His

words were then these as followeth: Know all men, he said, time's ruins build eternity's

mansions. What means this? Desire's wind blasts the thorntree but after it becomes from a

bramblebush to be a rose upon the rood of time. Mark me now. In woman's womb word is made

flesh but in the spirit of the maker all flesh that passes becomes the word that shall not

pass away. This is the postcreation. Omnis cam ad te veniet. No question but her name is

puissant who aventried the dear corse of our Agenbuyer, Healer and Herd, our mighty mother

and mother most venerable and Bernardus saith aptly that she hath an omnipotentiam

deiparae supplicem, that is to wit, an almightiness of petition because she is the second

Eve and she won us, saith Augustine too, whereas that other, our grandam, which we are

linked up with by successive anastomosis of navelcords sold us all, seed, breed and

generation, for a penny pippin. But here is the matter now. Or she knew him, that second I

say, and was but creature of her creature, vergine madre figlia di tuo figlio or she knew

him not and then stands she in the one denial or ignorancy with Peter Piscator who lives

in the house that Jack built and with Joseph the Joiner patron of the happy demise of all

unhappy marriages parce que M. L

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7. Ulysses: Chapter 17 Ithaca
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9. Ulysses: Chapter 3 Proteus
10. Ulysses: Chapter 16 Eumaeus
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13. Ulysses: Chapter 8 Lestrygonians
14. Ulysses: Chapter 4 Calypso
15. Ulysses: Chapter 11 Sirens
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