being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations 
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ earnest)))) (, ,) (ADJP (RB so) (JJ thick) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN wit)))) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ plays) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN reading)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NNP bartlett) (POS 's)) (JJ familiar) (NNS quotations))))))))
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG ) (ADJP (JJ )))) (, ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))) (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NNP ) (POS )) (JJ ) (NNS ))))))))