a beautiful paean to a time long past . 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ beautiful) (NN paean)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN time)) (ADJP (JJ long) (NN past)))) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (ADJP (JJ ) (NN )))) (. )))