The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-02-17
OAK HILL, Feb. I2, 1877

ED. STANDARD: ! see in your last
Standard a request from the Old Coon,
to have passages from Milton's poetry
parsed So here it goes.
Before-is a prep, shows the rela-
tion of gates to sat. The-is an adjec-
tive, qualifying gates. Gates-is a com.
neut plu. noun, Sd per- obj. after be-
fore. There-an expletive adverb. Sat
an irreg. int. verb. ind. mode lst past
tense, Sd per. sing, agrees with shape.
On-a prep. shows the relation of side
to sat. Either-an adjective, qualities
side. Side-com. neut. sing, noun, Sd
per obj. after on. A-an adjective,
qualities shape, Shape-com. neut.
sing. noun, Sd per. nom. to sat. The-an
adjective, qualities shape, understood
One--an adjective used as a noun neut.
com. Sd per. sing. nom. to seemed,
Seemed-a reg. int. verb, ind. mode
lst past tense, Sd per. sing, agrees
with shape as its nom. Woman--com.
fem, sing. noun, Sd per- nom. to SEEM
ed understood. To-prep. shows the
relation of waist to fair. The--an adj.
qualities waist. Waist-com. neut.
sing. noun, obj. after to. And-conj
connects sentences. Fair-an adj,
qualities woman. But-conj., connects
sentences. Ended-a reg int. verb,
ind. mode lst past tense, Sd per. sing.
agrees with with shape Foul-an adj.
and qualities shape. In--prep. shows
the relation between fold and ended.
Many-an adj, qualities fold. A-an
adjective qualities fold, Scaly--an adj.
and qualities fold. Fold com. neut.
sing. noun, Sd per- obj, after prep, in.
Voluminous--an adj, qualities shape
And--conj connects two words. Vast
AN adj qualities shape. A--an adj
Qualities serpent. Serpent--com. neut.
sing. noun, Sd per. nom. to seems un-
derstood Armed--a reg, int, verb,
past mode, partakes of the nature of
verb and an adjective; as an adjective
qualities serpent, 1st past tense. With
"a prep, shows the relation of sting to
armed. Sting--com. neut sing. noun,
Sd per, obj after with. The--an ad-
jectivc, qualities shape. Other--an ad.
iective, qualities shape, Shape--a com.
neut sing. noun, Sd per. obj. after
might be called. It--a pronoun, Sd
per, sing. nsut' nom. case to might be
called. Might be called--regular trans,
verb, subj mode, lst past tense, Sd
person sing. agrees with 1t as its nom.
That--an adjective, qualities shape
Shape--com neutOr singular noun, Sd
per. nom. to had Had--irregular
trans. verb, ind. mode, lst past tense,
Sd person sing, agrees with shape,
None--an adjective used as n noun, Sd
person singular, neut obj, after had.
Distinguishable-an adjective, qualities
none, In--prep. shows the relation
of member Joint or limb to distinguish
able. Member joint and limb--are
com. neut. singular nouns, Sd person
obj. after prep. in, Or-conjunction,
connects joint and limb. Or--conjunc-
tlOH, COnHeClS seuleuCtS' pNDsldHCe
com. neuter singular noun, obj, after
might be called Might be caled--reg
trans. verb, poten. mode, lst past
tense, Sd person singular, agrees with
it. That--an adjective, qualities shad-
ow. Shadow--common neuter sing.
noun, Sd per nom, to seemed. Seem
ed--a regular intransitive verb, ind.
mode, lst past tense, Sd per singular,
agrees with shadow For--conjunc-
ton, connects sentences, Each-an
adjective, qualities member joint and
limb, understood; as a noun, nom. to
seemed, Seemed--regular intransitivo
verb, ind, mode, LIST past tense, Sd per.
singular, agrees with each. Either
an adjective, qualities shadow or sub
stance. Respectfully Yours,
w. Il. LEWIS.