a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ tattered) (CC and) (JJ ugly)) (NN past)) (PP (IN with) (NP (ADJP (NN rose) (HYPH -) (VBN tinted)) (NNS glasses)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (ADJP (NN ) (HYPH ) (VBN )) (NNS )))))