Both Uses of
nadir
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Along an infinite invisible tightrope taut from zenith to nadir the End of the World, a twoheaded octopus in gillie's kilts, busby and tartan filibegs, whirls through the murk, head over heels, in the form of the Three Legs of Man.†
Chpt 15 *
- Nadir of misery: the aged impotent disfranchised ratesupported moribund lunatic pauper.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
the lowest point - physically or as a metaphor