The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 14, sentence 33

Beauteous as the dawn Next morn two shepherd boys seeking a lamb Came on the sick man in his forest nook; Long time they gazed on him compassionate; With voice benign and tendance angel-like Onward into his confidence they crept; His lips with milk, the purest, they refreshed; They placed the dewy wood flowers in his hand; They sang him ballads old, not battle-songs, Too loud such songs they deemed, but Fairy lore, Or tale of lovers fleeing tyrant’s rage: Among the last unwittingly they sang ‘Cuchullain’s Wooing;’ how the youth had found Eimer, the loveliest lady of the land Within her bowery pleasaunce, girt with maids Harping, or broidering fair in scarf deep-dyed Blossom or insect: how he sued; and how She answered; ‘Woo my sister: woo not me!’

Who acts: Next morn shepherd boys, men, ballads, lovers, maids, Leagh · What happens: seek, gaze, creep, refresh, place, sing · To what, where: lamb Came, confidence, dewy wood flowers, hand, Leagh, loud such songs · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Opening, part 14. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Next morn shepherd boys, men, ballads, lovers), 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Beauteous	beauteous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	as	as	ADP	_	4 dawn	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 dawn	det
4	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Beauteous	obl
5	Next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 boys	amod
6	morn	morn	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 boys	compound
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 morn	flat
8	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 boys	compound
9	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dawn	nmod
10	seeking	seek	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 boys	acl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 Came	det
12	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Came	compound
13	Came	came	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 seeking	obj
14	on	on	ADP	_	17 man	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 man	det
16	sick	sick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 man	amod
17	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 seeking	obl
18	in	in	ADP	_	21 nook	case
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 nook	nmod:poss
20	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 nook	compound
21	nook	nook	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 man	nmod
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 gazed	punct
23	Long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 time	amod
24	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 gazed	obl:unmarked
25	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 gazed	nsubj
26	gazed	gaze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 boys	parataxis
27	on	on	ADP	_	28 him	case
28	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 gazed	obl
29	compassionate	compassionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 gazed	xcomp
30	;	;	PUNCT	_	33 benign	punct
31	With	with	ADP	_	32 voice	case
32	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 benign	obl
33	benign	benign	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 gazed	conj
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	36 angel	cc
35	tendance	tendance	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 angel	compound
36	angel	angel	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 benign	conj
37	-	-	PUNCT	_	38 like	punct
38	like	like	INTJ	_	36 angel	discourse
39	Onward	onward	ADV	_	38 like	advmod
40	into	into	ADP	_	42 confidence	case
41	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	42 confidence	nmod:poss
42	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	39 Onward	obl
43	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	44 crept	nsubj
44	crept	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	42 confidence	acl:relcl
45	;	;	PUNCT	_	47 lips	punct
46	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	47 lips	nmod:poss
47	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	33 benign	parataxis
48	with	with	ADP	_	49 milk	case
49	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	47 lips	nmod
50	,	,	PUNCT	_	52 purest	punct
51	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	52 purest	det
52	purest	pure	ADJ	Degree=Sup	47 lips	parataxis
53	,	,	PUNCT	_	55 refreshed	punct
54	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	55 refreshed	nsubj
55	refreshed	refresh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	52 purest	conj
56	;	;	PUNCT	_	58 placed	punct
57	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	58 placed	nsubj
58	placed	place	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 gazed	conj
59	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	62 flowers	det
60	dewy	dewy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	62 flowers	amod
61	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	62 flowers	compound
62	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	58 placed	obj
63	in	in	ADP	_	65 hand	case
64	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	65 hand	nmod:poss
65	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	58 placed	obl
66	;	;	PUNCT	_	68 sang	punct
67	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	68 sang	nsubj
68	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 gazed	conj
69	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	68 sang	obj
70	ballads	ballad	NOUN	Number=Plur	71 old	nsubj
71	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	68 sang	ccomp
72	,	,	PUNCT	_	76 songs	punct
73	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	76 songs	advmod
74	battle	battle	NOUN	Number=Sing	76 songs	compound
75	-	-	PUNCT	_	74 battle	punct
76	songs	song	NOUN	Number=Plur	68 sang	obl
77	,	,	PUNCT	_	81 songs	punct
78	Too	too	ADV	_	79 loud	advmod
79	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	81 songs	amod
80	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	81 songs	amod
81	songs	song	NOUN	Number=Plur	76 songs	conj
82	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	83 deemed	nsubj
83	deemed	deem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	81 songs	acl:relcl
84	,	,	PUNCT	_	87 lore	punct
85	but	but	CCONJ	_	87 lore	cc
86	Fairy	fairy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	87 lore	amod
87	lore	lore	NOUN	Number=Sing	76 songs	conj
88	,	,	PUNCT	_	90 tale	punct
89	Or	or	CCONJ	_	90 tale	cc
90	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	87 lore	appos
91	of	of	ADP	_	92 lovers	case
92	lovers	lover	NOUN	Number=Plur	90 tale	nmod
93	fleeing	flee	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	92 lovers	acl
94	tyrant	tyrant	NOUN	Number=Sing	96 rage	nmod:poss
95	’s	's	PART	_	94 tyrant	case
96	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	93 fleeing	obj
97	:	:	PUNCT	_	100 last	punct
98	Among	among	ADP	_	100 last	case
99	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	100 last	det
100	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	76 songs	conj
101	unwittingly	unwittingly	ADV	_	103 sang	advmod
102	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	103 sang	nsubj
103	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	100 last	advcl
104	‘	'	PUNCT	_	106 ’s	punct
105	Cuchullain	Cuchullain	PROPN	Number=Sing	106 ’s	nsubj
106	’s	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	103 sang	conj
107	Wooing	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	106 ’s	xcomp
108	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Beauteous	punct
109	’	'	PUNCT	_	114 found	punct
110	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	114 found	advmod
111	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	112 youth	det
112	youth	youth	NOUN	Number=Sing	114 found	nsubj:pass
113	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	114 found	aux
114	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Beauteous	parataxis
115	Eimer	Eimer	PROPN	Number=Sing	114 found	obj
116	,	,	PUNCT	_	119 lady	punct
117	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	119 lady	det
118	loveliest	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Sup	119 lady	amod
119	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	115 Eimer	appos
120	of	of	ADP	_	122 land	case
121	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	122 land	det
122	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	119 lady	nmod
123	Within	within	ADP	_	126 pleasaunce	case
124	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	126 pleasaunce	nmod:poss
125	bowery	bowery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	126 pleasaunce	amod
126	pleasaunce	pleasaunce	NOUN	Number=Sing	114 found	obl
127	,	,	PUNCT	_	128 girt	punct
128	girt	girt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	114 found	ccomp
129	with	with	ADP	_	130 maids	case
130	maids	maid	NOUN	Number=Plur	128 girt	obl
131	Harping	harp	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	130 maids	acl
132	,	,	PUNCT	_	134 broidering	punct
133	or	or	CCONJ	_	134 broidering	cc
134	broidering	broider	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	131 Harping	conj
135	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	134 broidering	xcomp
136	in	in	ADP	_	137 scarf	case
137	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	134 broidering	obl
138	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	141 Blossom	amod
139	-	-	PUNCT	_	138 deep	punct
140	dyed	dye	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	141 Blossom	amod
141	Blossom	blossom	NOUN	Number=Sing	137 scarf	appos
142	or	or	CCONJ	_	143 insect	cc
143	insect	insect	NOUN	Number=Sing	141 Blossom	conj
144	:	:	PUNCT	_	147 sued	punct
145	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	147 sued	advmod
146	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	147 sued	nsubj
147	sued	sue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	131 Harping	conj
148	;	;	PUNCT	_	152 answered	punct
149	and	and	CCONJ	_	152 answered	cc
150	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	152 answered	advmod
151	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	152 answered	nsubj
152	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Beauteous	parataxis
153	;	;	PUNCT	_	155 Woo	punct
154	‘	'	PUNCT	_	155 Woo	punct
155	Woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	152 answered	ccomp
156	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	157 sister	nmod:poss
157	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	155 Woo	obj
158	:	:	PUNCT	_	159 woo	punct
159	woo	woo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	155 Woo	conj
160	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	159 woo	advmod
161	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	159 woo	obl
162	!	!	PUNCT	_	155 Woo	punct
163	’	'	PUNCT	_	155 Woo	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seek	gerund	Next morn shepherd boys not said here	a lamb Came			on the sick man in Leagh's forest nook	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent came=Theme on man=Location
2	gaze	past	men = man			time	on Leagh; compassionate property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on he=Theme
3	creep	past	men = man	Leagh's confidence not said here				vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location confidence=Theme
4	refresh	past	men = man					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
5	place	past	men = man	the dewy wood flowers	Leagh's hand			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flower=Theme in hand=Destination
6	sing speech: express	past	men = man	Leagh			battle songs and loud such songs but Fairy lore obl	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme
7	deem	past	ballads = ballad	loud such songs not said here				vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent song=Attribute
8	flee	gerund	lovers not said here	tyrant's rage				vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rage=Initial_Location
9	sing speech: express	past	ballads = ballad				unwittingly property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
10	woo	gerund	ballads = ballad not said here					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
11	find	past · perfect · passive		the youth			within Eimer's bowery pleasaunce; Eimer obj	tree rules
12	girt	infinitive					with maids	tree rules
13	harp	gerund	maids not said here					tree rules
14	broider	gerund	maids not said here		scarf		fair property	tree rules
15	dye	participle						vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
16	sue	past	Leagh					tree rules
17	answer speech: assert	past	Eimer					tree rules
18	woo	infinitive		my sister				vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Patient
19	not woo	infinitive		me				vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
21	confide		Leagh					nom confidence «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
22	tell		lovers					nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent
23	rage		tyrant					nom rage «feeling 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.

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The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 14, sentence 33