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# Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 4, sentence 65

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On page 33, Vol. I., will be seen a poem \[Note: Publications of Ossianic Society, page 303, Vol. IV.\] by Fionn upon the spring-time, made, as the old unknown historian says, to prove his poetic powers--a poem whose antique language relegates it to a period long prior to the tales of the Leabhar na Huidhre, one which, if we were to meet side by side with the "Ode to Night," by Alcman, in the Greek anthology, we would not be surprised; or those lines on page 203, Vol. I., the song of Cuculain, forsaken by his people, watching the frontier of his country--

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**Who acts:** Fionn, old unknown historian, antique language, we, Leabhar na Huidhre, Cuculain · **What happens:** see, make, say, prove, relegate, meet · **To what, where:** poem, page, poetic powers, side, song, frontier · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Fionn, old unknown historian, antique language, we), 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:pg8109:4:65
# text = On page 33, Vol. I., will be seen a poem [Note: Publications of Ossianic Society, page 303, Vol. IV.] by Fionn upon the spring-time, made, as the old unknown historian says, to prove his poetic powers--a poem whose antique language relegates it to a period long prior to the tales of the Leabhar na Huidhre, one which, if we were to meet side by side with the "Ode to Night," by Alcman, in the Greek anthology, we would not be surprised; or those lines on page 203, Vol. I., the song of Cuculain, forsaken by his people, watching the frontier of his country--
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
3	33	33	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Vol.	Vol.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	I.	I.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Publications	Publication	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Ossianic	Ossianic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Society	Society	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	_
22	303	303	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	Vol.	vol.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	IV	iv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
28	by	by	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
30	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
32	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
36	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
38	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	43	mark	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
40	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
41	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	amod	_	_
42	historian	historian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	nsubj	_	_
43	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
45	to	to	PART	TO	_	46	mark	_	_
46	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	43	ccomp	_	_
47	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	49	nmod:poss	_	_
48	poetic	poetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	amod	_	_
49	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	52	det	_	_
52	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	obl	_	_
53	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	55	nmod:poss	_	_
54	antique	antique	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	55	amod	_	_
55	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	nsubj	_	_
56	relegates	relegate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	46	parataxis	_	_
57	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	56	obj	_	_
58	to	to	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
59	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	60	det	_	_
60	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	61	obl	_	_
61	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	parataxis	_	_
62	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	65	case	_	_
63	to	to	ADP	IN	_	62	fixed	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	61	obl	_	_
66	of	of	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
67	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
68	Leabhar	Leabhar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	_
69	na	na	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	70	compound	_	_
70	Huidhre	Huidhre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	65	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	72	punct	_	_
72	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	70	list	_	_
73	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	79	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
74	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
75	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	79	mark	_	_
76	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
77	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	79	aux	_	_
78	to	to	PART	TO	_	79	mark	_	_
79	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	72	acl:relcl	_	_
80	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obj	_	_
81	by	by	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
82	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	80	nmod	_	_
83	with	with	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
85	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	86	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	Ode	ode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	obl	_	_
87	to	to	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
88	Night	Night	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	86	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	92	punct	_	_
91	by	by	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
92	Alcman	Alcman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	86	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	97	punct	_	_
94	in	in	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
95	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	97	det	_	_
96	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	97	amod	_	_
97	anthology	anthology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	92	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
99	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	103	nsubj	_	_
100	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	103	aux	_	_
101	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	103	advmod	_	_
102	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	103	cop	_	_
103	surprised	surprised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	79	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	107	punct	_	_
105	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	107	cc	_	_
106	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	107	det	_	_
107	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	103	parataxis	_	_
108	on	on	ADP	IN	_	109	case	_	_
109	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	107	nmod	_	_
110	203	203	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	109	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
111	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	112	punct	_	_
112	Vol.	Vol.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	107	parataxis	_	_
113	I.	I.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	112	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
114	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	116	punct	_	_
115	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	116	det	_	_
116	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	appos	_	_
117	of	of	ADP	IN	_	118	case	_	_
118	Cuculain	Cuculain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	116	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
119	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	120	punct	_	_
120	forsaken	forsake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	116	acl	_	_
121	by	by	ADP	IN	_	123	case	_	_
122	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	123	nmod:poss	_	_
123	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	120	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
124	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	125	punct	_	_
125	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	120	advcl	_	_
126	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	127	det	_	_
127	frontier	frontier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	obj	_	_
128	of	of	ADP	IN	_	130	case	_	_
129	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	130	nmod:poss	_	_
130	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	127	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
131	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | future · passive | Fionn | a poem |  | page | time |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer poem=Stimulus |
| 2 | **make** | participle | Fionn *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the old unknown historian |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **prove** | to-infinitive |  | historian's poetic powers |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
| 5 | **relegate** | present | antique language | a poem |  |  |  | Note *obj* | tree rules |
| 6 | **meet** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | we | side |  |  |  | by side; with the Ode to Night; which *obj* | tree rules |
| 7 | **not** **is** | would | we |  |  |  |  | that lines on page  Vol. *parataxis*; surprised *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **forsake** | participle |  | the song of Cuculain *not said here* |  |  |  | historian's people *obl:agent* | tree rules |
| 9 | **watch** | gerund |  | the frontier of historian's country |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frontier=Theme |
| 10 | **tell** |  | the Leabhar na Huidhre |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 11 | **sing** |  | Cuculain |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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**Text:** «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Project Gutenberg book 8109 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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