Ulysses asks whether Apollo will vouchsafe him success against a new mark no man has yet hit.
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“I will now see whether Apollo will vouchsafe it to me to hit another mark which no man has yet hit”
Book 22
THE KILLING OF THE SUITORS—THE MAIDS WHO HAVE MISCONDUCTED THEMSELVES ARE MADE TO CLEANSE THE CLOISTERS AND ARE THEN HANGED.
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Then Ulysses tore off his rags, and sprang on to the broad pavement with his bow and his quiver full of arrows. He shed the arrows on to the ground at his feet and said, ‘The mighty contest is at an end. I will now see whether Apollo will vouchsafe it to me to hit another mark which no man has yet hit.’
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Claims for this passage
Ulysses carries the contest bow as he springs onto the pavement.
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“Then Ulysses tore off his rags, and sprang on to the broad pavement with his bow and his quiver full of arrows”
Ulysses tears off his rags, springs onto the broad pavement carrying his bow and full quiver, and spills the arrows at his feet.
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“Then Ulysses tore off his rags, and sprang on to the broad pavement with his bow and his quiver full of arrows. He shed the arrows on to the ground at his feet”
Ulysses carries a quiver full of arrows and sheds the arrows onto the ground at his feet.
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“Then Ulysses tore off his rags, and sprang on to the broad pavement with his bow and his quiver full of arrows. He shed the arrows on to the ground at his feet”
Published summary
Ulysses tears off his rags, springs onto the pavement with his bow and arrows, declares the contest ended, and says he will test whether Apollo grants him another unprecedented shot.