as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago . 
(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (IN as) (JJ giddy) (CC and) (JJ whimsical) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ relevant))) (NP (NN today)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (NP (CD 270) (NNS years)) (RB ago))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (ADJP (ADJP (IN ) (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ ) (CC ) (ADJP (JJ ))) (NP (NN )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBD ) (PP (NP (CD ) (NNS )) (RB ))))) (. )))