All 6 Uses of
essence
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Art has to reveal to us ideas, formless spiritual essences.†
Chpt 9 *
- It's the very essence of Wilde, don't you know.†
Chpt 9
- Tame essence of Wilde.†
Chpt 9
- —You're the essence of vulgarity, she in gliding said.†
Chpt 11
- The air without is impregnated with raindew moisture, life essence celestial, glistening on Dublin stone there under starshiny coelum.†
Chpt 14
- The air is perfumed with essences.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(essence) the defining or most important quality of something
or:
a extract that concentrates important qualities of something such as smell or taste