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Definition
sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- His tongue clacked in compassion.Episode 8 — Lestrygonians (24% in)
- And deepmoved all, Simon trumping compassion from foghorn nose, all laughing they brought him forth, Ben Dollard, in right good cheer.Episode 11 — Sirens (89% in)
- General commotion and compassion.Episode 15 — Circe (38% in)
- ...Boru (imaginary): thirdly, a conflict between professional etiquette and professional emulation concerning the recent erections of the Grand Lyric Hall on Burgh Quay and the Theatre Royal in Hawkins street: fourthly, distraction resultant from compassion for Nelly Bouverist's non-intellectual, non-political, non-topical expression of countenance and concupiscence caused by Nelly Bouverist's revelations of white articles of non-intellectual, non-political, non-topical underclothing...Episode 17 — Ithaca (19% in)
- Before the mirror the matrimonial gift of Alderman John Hooper with a clear melancholy wise bright motionless compassionate gaze regarded Bloom while Bloom with obscure tranquil profound motionless compassionated gaze regarded the matrimonial gift of Luke and Caroline Doyle.Episode 17 — Ithaca (57% in)
There are no more uses of "compassion" flagged with this meaning in Ulysses by James Joyce.
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- Before the mirror the matrimonial gift of Alderman John Hooper with a clear melancholy wise bright motionless compassionate gaze regarded Bloom while Bloom with obscure tranquil profound motionless compassionated gaze regarded the matrimonial gift of Luke and Caroline Doyle.Episode 17 — Ithaca (57% in)
There are no more uses of "compassion" in Ulysses by James Joyce.
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