--- title: Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to desp… — Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth · tree and pragmatics description: Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made; that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted; that the wanderer may at length --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/21/39/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Oriental tales, for the entertainment…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/) / [The Story of Obidah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/21/) / 39 # Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth, The Story of Obidah., sentence 39 Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made; that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors, and that he who implores strength and courage from above, shall find danger and difficulty give way before him. **Who acts:** disease, Happy son, that, reformation, sincere endeavours, endeavour · **What happens:** be, learn, not despair, remember, waste, remain · **To what, where:** Happy son, example, strength, length return, one effort, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, The Story of Obidah.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (disease, Happy son, that, reformation), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg62868:21:39 # text = Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made; that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors, and that he who implores strength and courage from above, shall find danger and difficulty give way before him. 1 Happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 9 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 learn learn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 example example NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 despair despair VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 but but CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 remember remember VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 22 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 27 nsubj _ _ 23 though though SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ _ 26 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 27 past past ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nsubj:pass _ _ 32 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux:pass _ _ 33 wasted waste VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 20 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 37 expl _ _ 36 yet yet ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 remains remain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 conj _ _ 38 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 39 nummod _ _ 39 effort effort NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 40 to to PART TO _ 42 mark _ _ 41 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 42 aux:pass _ _ 42 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 39 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 48 punct _ _ 44 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 45 det _ _ 45 reformation reformation NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 46 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 47 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 48 advmod _ _ 48 hopeless hopeless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 50 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 54 cc _ _ 51 sincere sincere ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 endeavours endeavour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 54 nsubj _ _ 53 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 54 advmod _ _ 54 unassisted unassisted ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ; ; PUNCT : _ 62 punct _ _ 56 that that SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 wanderer wanderer NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nsubj _ _ 59 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 60 at at ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 length length NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 compound _ _ 62 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 63 after after ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 64 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 66 det:predet _ _ 65 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 66 nmod:poss _ _ 66 errors error NOUN NNS Number=Plur 62 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 80 punct _ _ 68 and and CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 69 that that SCONJ IN _ 72 mark _ _ 70 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 72 nsubj _ _ 71 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 72 nsubj _ _ 72 implores implore VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 80 advcl _ _ 73 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obj _ _ 74 and and CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 75 courage courage NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 conj _ _ 76 from from ADP IN _ 77 case _ _ 77 above above ADV RB _ 72 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 78 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 79 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 80 aux _ _ 80 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 conj _ _ 81 danger danger NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 nsubj _ _ 82 and and CCONJ CC _ 83 cc _ _ 83 difficulty difficulty NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 conj _ _ 84 give give VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 80 ccomp _ _ 85 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 84 obj _ _ 86 before before ADP IN _ 87 case _ _ 87 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 84 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 88 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | disease | my Happy son | | | | my *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 2 | **learn** | shall | my Happy son | | | thy example | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from example=Source | | 3 | **not** **despair** | to-infinitive | my Happy son *not said here* | | | | | | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **remember** | shall | my Happy son *not said here* | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | present | that | | | | | past *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **waste** | present · passive | | disease's strength | | length return the wanderer after wanderer's errors | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 7 | **remain** | present | | one effort | | there | yet | | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme effort=Attribute | | 8 | **make** | to-infinitive · passive | | one effort *not said here* | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» | | 9 | **not** **is** | present | that reformation | | | | | hopeless *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **be** | | sincere endeavours | | | | ever | | tree rules | | 11 | **implore** | present | endeavour | strength and courage | | | | who *nsubj* | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Recipient | | 12 | **find** | shall | | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 13 | **give** | present | danger and difficulty | way | | | before wanderer | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme | | 14 | **exemplify** | | thy | | | | | | nom example «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | | 15 | **err** | | wanderer | | | | | | nom error «act intransitive»: poss=agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Oriental tales, for the entertainment of youth» by Anonymous, Project Gutenberg book 62868 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/21/38/) - next →: [sentence 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/21/40/) - ↑ back to [The Story of Obidah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62868/21/)