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title: The enthusiasm with which the Irish intellect seized upon the grand… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics
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# Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 1, sentence 51

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The enthusiasm with which the Irish intellect seized upon the grand moral life of Christianity, and ideals so different from, and so hostile to, those of the heroic age, did not consume the traditions or destroy the pious and reverent spirit in which men still looked back upon those monuments of their own pagan teachers and kings, and the deep spirit of patriotism and affection with which the mind still clung to the old heroic age, whose types were warlike prowess, physical beauty, generosity, hospitality, love of family and nation, and all those noble attributes which constituted the heroic character as distinguished from the saintly.

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**Who acts:** men, types, noble, warlike prowess · **What happens:** seize, not consume, destroy, look back, cling, be · **To what, where:** Irish intellect, traditions, pious spirit, mind, warlike prowess, heroic character

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This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (men, types, noble, warlike prowess), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg8109:1:51
# text = The enthusiasm with which the Irish intellect seized upon the grand moral life of Christianity, and ideals so different from, and so hostile to, those of the heroic age, did not consume the traditions or destroy the pious and reverent spirit in which men still looked back upon those monuments of their own pagan teachers and kings, and the deep spirit of patriotism and affection with which the mind still clung to the old heroic age, whose types were warlike prowess, physical beauty, generosity, hospitality, love of family and nation, and all those noble attributes which constituted the heroic character as distinguished from the saintly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enthusiasm	enthusiasm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	intellect	intellect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	seized	seize	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Christianity	Christianity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	ideals	ideal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	so	so	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	hostile	hostile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	18	conj	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	heroic	heroic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
34	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	36	advmod	_	_
36	consume	consume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	acl:relcl	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	traditions	tradition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obj	_	_
39	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	conj	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
42	pious	pious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	44	cc	_	_
44	reverent	reverent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	conj	_	_
45	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	_
46	in	in	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
47	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	50	obl	_	_
48	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	nsubj	_	_
49	still	still	ADV	RB	_	50	advmod	_	_
50	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	45	acl:relcl	_	_
51	back	back	ADV	RB	_	50	advmod	_	_
52	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
53	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	54	det	_	_
54	monuments	monument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	obl	_	_
55	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
56	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	59	nmod:poss	_	_
57	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
58	pagan	pagan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	59	amod	_	_
59	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	54	nmod	_	_
60	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	61	cc	_	_
61	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	59	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	66	cc	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	66	det	_	_
65	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	66	amod	_	_
66	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	_
67	of	of	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
68	patriotism	patriotism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	nmod	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	conj	_	_
71	with	with	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	76	obl	_	_
73	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	74	det	_	_
74	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nsubj:pass	_	_
75	still	still	ADV	RB	_	76	advmod	_	_
76	clung	cling	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	70	acl:relcl	_	_
77	to	to	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
79	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	81	amod	_	_
80	heroic	heroic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	81	amod	_	_
81	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
83	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	84	nmod:poss	_	_
84	types	type	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	87	nsubj	_	_
85	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	87	cop	_	_
86	warlike	warlike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	87	amod	_	_
87	prowess	prowess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
89	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	90	amod	_	_
90	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
91	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
92	generosity	generosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	94	punct	_	_
94	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	96	punct	_	_
96	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	66	parataxis	_	_
97	of	of	ADP	IN	_	98	case	_	_
98	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	96	nmod	_	_
99	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	100	cc	_	_
100	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	98	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	106	punct	_	_
102	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	106	cc	_	_
103	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	105	det:predet	_	_
104	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	105	det	_	_
105	noble	noble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	106	nsubj	_	_
106	attributes	attribute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	acl:relcl	_	_
107	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	108	nsubj:pass	_	_
108	constituted	constitute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	106	xcomp	_	_
109	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
110	heroic	heroic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	111	amod	_	_
111	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	108	obj	_	_
112	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	113	mark	_	_
113	distinguished	distinguish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	111	acl	_	_
114	from	from	ADP	IN	_	116	case	_	_
115	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	116	det	_	_
116	saintly	saintly	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	113	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
117	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | participle |  | the Irish intellect  the enthusiasm with the Irish intellect  the enthusiasm with the Irish intellect *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the grand moral life of Christianity | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **consume** | past · do-support |  | the traditions |  |  | of the heroic age |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Asset |
| 3 | **destroy** | infinitive |  | the pious spirit |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spirit=Patient |
| 4 | **look back** | past | men |  |  |  | still | upon that monuments of men's own pagan teachers and kings; in the pious spirit | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in which=Theme |
| 5 | **cling** | participle · passive |  | the mind |  |  | to the old heroic age and warlike prowess; still | with affection | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 6 | **is a** | past | warlike prowess's types | warlike prowess |  |  |  | physical beauty and generosity and hospitality *appos* | tree rules |
| 7 | **attribute** | present | all noble |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **constitute** | participle · passive |  | the heroic character |  |  |  | which *nsubj:pass* | tree rules |
| 9 | **distinguish** | participle |  | the heroic character *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent from saintly=Co-Theme |
| 11 | **type** |  | warlike prowess |  |  |  |  |  | nom type «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 12 | **love** |  |  | family and nation |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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