--- title: Ere morn the Firbolg drank the strength of dreams Picturing his race… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: Ere morn the Firbolg drank the strength of dreams Picturing his race’s wrong; and trumpet blasts Went o’er him blown from fields of ancient wars: And thus he mused, half-wakened; ‘Not for Meave; Not for the popular suffrage; not for her That maid who fain had held me from the snare, Fight I that fig --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/13/157/) [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/) / [The foray of Queen Meave, and other le…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/) / [Opening, part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/13/) / 157 # The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 13, sentence 157 Ere morn the Firbolg drank the strength of dreams Picturing his race’s wrong; and trumpet blasts Went o’er him blown from fields of ancient wars: And thus he mused, half-wakened; ‘Not for Meave; Not for the popular suffrage; not for her That maid who fain had held me from the snare, Fight I that fight whose end shall crown this day: O race beloved, this day your vengeance dawns Red in the East! **Who acts:** Ere morn, dreams, blasts, morn, That, I · **What happens:** drink, picture, trumpet, go, blow, muse · **To what, where:** race, me, snare, Red, East This is a sentence of «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Opening, part 13. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Ere morn, dreams, blasts, morn), 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:pg78491:13:159 # text = Ere morn the Firbolg drank the strength of dreams Picturing his race’s wrong; and trumpet blasts Went o’er him blown from fields of ancient wars: And thus he mused, half-wakened; ‘Not for Meave; Not for the popular suffrage; not for her That maid who fain had held me from the snare, Fight I that fight whose end shall crown this day: O race beloved, this day your vengeance dawns Red in the East! 1 Ere Ere PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 morn morn NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Firbolg Firbolg PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 drank drink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 dreams dream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ 10 Picturing picture VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 acl _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ’s be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 14 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 trumpet trumpet VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 18 blasts blast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nsubj _ _ 19 Went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 ccomp _ _ 20 o’er o'er ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ _ 22 blown blow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 19 xcomp _ _ 23 from from ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 fields field NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 wars war NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 : : PUNCT : _ 32 punct _ _ 29 And and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 30 thus thus ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 mused muse VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 half half NOUN NN Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac 36 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 35 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 wakened waken VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ; ; PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 38 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 41 advmod _ _ 40 for for ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 Meave Meave PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ; ; PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 47 advmod _ _ 44 for for ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 46 popular popular ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 47 suffrage suffrage NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ; ; PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 49 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 53 advmod _ _ 50 for for ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 obl _ _ 52 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 53 nsubj _ _ 53 maid mai VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 54 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 57 nsubj:pass _ _ 55 fain fain AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 cop _ _ 56 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 aux _ _ 57 held hold VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 53 ccomp _ _ 58 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 57 obj _ _ 59 from from ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 snare snare NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 63 Fight fight VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 conj _ _ 64 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 65 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 66 nsubj _ _ 66 fight fight VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 ccomp _ _ 67 whose whose PRON WP$ Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel 68 nmod:poss _ _ 68 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 nsubj _ _ 69 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 70 aux _ _ 70 crown crown VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 66 ccomp _ _ 71 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 72 det _ _ 72 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 73 : : PUNCT : _ 76 punct _ _ 74 O o PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 75 nmod:poss _ _ 75 race race NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 nsubj _ _ 76 beloved belov VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 70 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 78 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 79 det _ _ 79 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl:unmarked _ _ 80 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 81 nmod:poss _ _ 81 vengeance vengeance NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 nsubj _ _ 82 dawns dawn VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 76 conj _ _ 83 Red Red PROPN NNP Number=Sing 82 obj _ _ 84 in in ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 86 East East PROPN NNP Number=Sing 82 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 87 ! ! PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drink** | past | Ere morn | | | | | for the popular suffrage; the Firbolg *nsubj* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **picture** | gerund | dreams *not said here* | strength's race | | | | | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent race=Theme | | 3 | **trumpet** | present | Ere morn *not said here* | | | | | for Meave | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for meave=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **go** | past | blasts | | | | | o'er strength | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **blow** | participle | blasts *not said here* | | | | | from fields of ancient wars | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from field=Co-Patient | | 6 | **muse** | past | morn | | | | | thus *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **waken** | participle | morn *not said here* | | | | | half *compound* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 8 | **not** **mai** | past | That | | | | | for Firbolg | tree rules | | 9 | **is a** | present | | | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **hold** | past · perfect · passive | | me | | the snare | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme i=Eventuality | | 11 | **fight** | present | That *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 12 | **fight** | present | I | | | | | that *nsubj* | tree rules | | 13 | **crown** | shall | end | | | | day | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **belov** | past | O's race | | | | | | tree rules | | 15 | **dawn** | present | your vengeance | Red | | the East | day | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location red=Theme | | 16 | **race** | | strength | | | | | | nom race «event intransitive»: poss=agent | | 17 | **race** | | O | | | | | | nom race «event 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:** «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Project Gutenberg book 78491 (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 156](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/13/156/) - next →: [sentence 158](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/13/158/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/13/)