Thursday, 27 June 2019 (548.16)

The last reading stopped at: constantonoble's aim (548.16)

Some favourite passages were:

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2

3

Thursday, 20 June 2019 (547.13)

The last reading stopped at: “a hundred years!” (547.13)


One of the group's favourites was HCE's description of his coat of arms:

At the crest, two young frish, etoiled, flappant, devoiled of their habiliments, vested sable, withdrewers argent. For the boss a coleopter, pondant, partifesswise, blazoned sinister, at the slough, proper. In the lower field a terce of lanciers, shaking unsheathed shafts, their arms crossed in saltire, embusked, sinople. Motto, in letters portent: Hery Crass Evohodie. (546.5 ff.) 

      

This collage was a tough one. If you see any room for improvement or have a suggestion, please leave a comment on this post or drop me a private line here.

Thursday, 13 June 2019 (545.36)

The last reading stopped at: “dummed” (545.36)

A few words about the page we've just read:

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Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree
The passage on pp. 543–45 is infused with references to B. S. Rowntree’s book titled Poverty: A Study of Town Life (publ. 1901). It is an early sociological study of housing conditions among the poor in York.

Some examples in comparison:

FW: man has not had boots off for twelve months (544.18)

R: The man has not had his boots on for twelve months. He is suffering from dropsy. (p. 33)

FW: wageearner freshly shaven from prison (543.27)

Rowntree: Young son wants situation, just out of prison (p. 17)

FW: floor dangerous for unaccompanied old clergymen (544.14–15)

R: Dangerous to life and limb to enter the door (p. 19)

The full, word-searchable text of Poverty can be accessed here.

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Henry II's Charter

The passage at 545.14–23 is modelled on a charter written by King Henry II in 1172 granting the people from Bristol the right to live and work in Dublin.

Finnegans Wake:

Wherfor I will and firmly command, as I willed and firmly commanded, upon my royal word and cause the great seal now to be affi xed, that from the farthest of the farther of their fathers to their children’s children’s children they do inhabit it and hold it for me unencumbered and my heirs, fi rmly and quietly, amply and honestly, and with all the liberties and free customs which the men of Tolbris, a city of Tolbris, have at Tolbris, in the county of their city and through whole my land. Hereto my vouchers, knive and snuff buchs. Fee for farm. Enwreak us wrecks. (545.14–23)

Bristol charter:

Know ye, that I have given, granted, and by my character confirmed to my subjects of Bristol, my city of Dublin to inhabit. Wherefore I will and firmly command that they do inhabit it, and hold it for me and of my heirs, well and in peace, freely and quietly, fully and amply and honourably, with all the liberties and free customs which the men of Bristol have at Bristol, and through my whole land. (Transcribed in R. McHugh)

Bristol charter. Image source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/might-small-ancient-manuscript-give-post-brexit-bristolians-entry-dublin-021811

Thursday, 6 June 2019 (544.15)

The last reading stopped at: “clergymen” (544.15)

Some favourite passages were:

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2

3

Thursday, 30 May 2019 (542.26)

The last reading stopped at: bunkers’ eyes! (542.26)


Some favourites were:

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tuberclerosies I reized spudfully from the murphyplantz (541.36)

2

enmy pupuls felt my burk was no worse than their brite (542.18)

3

don't you let flyfire till you see their whites of the bunkers' eyes! (542.25)