The Montessori Elementary Material / The Advanced Montessori Method

by Maria Montessori

Merrily rang the bridle reins	principal
and scarf and plume streamed gay	coordinate
As fast beside her father's gate the
riders held their way	subordinate of time
Now break your shield asunder	principal
and shatter
your sign and boss	coordinate
Unmeet for peasant-wedded arms
your knightly knee across

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The breaking waves dashed high
On a stern and rock-bound coast	principal
And the woods against a stormy sky
Their giant branches tossed	coordinate
And the heavy night hung dark
The hills and waters o'er	principal (coordinated in paragraph)
When a band of pilgrims moored their bark
On a wild New England shore	subordinate temporal
Not	principal begun
as the conqueror comes	subordinate of manner (modal)
They the true hearted came	principal concluded
Not with the roll of the stirring drums
and the trumpet	coordinate (elipsis of verb they came continued from principal)
that sings of fame	attributive (relative) subordinate to coordinate.

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My golden spurs now bring to me	principal
And bring to me my richest mail	coordinate
For tomorrow I go over land and sea	subordinate of cause (causal): may be considered coordinate of reason
In search of the Holy Grail
Shall never a bed for me be spread	principal
Nor shall a pillow be under my head	coordinate
Till I begin my vow to keep	subordinate of time (temporal)
Here on the rushes will I sleep	principal
And perchance there may come a vision true	coordinate
Ere day create the world anew	subordinate temporal.

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Great tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind	principal
To you in David's town this day
Is born of David's line
The Saviour	principal
who is Christ the Lord	attributive (relative) subordinate
And this shall be the sign	coordinate
The heavenly Babe you there shall find
To human view displayed
All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands
And in a manger laid.	simple sentence with three coordinate verbal phrases.

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The harp	principal begun
that once through
Tara's hall
The soul of music shed	attributive subordinate (relative)
Now hangs on Tara's walls	principal concluded
As if that soul were fled	subordinate of manner (modal)
So sleeps the pride of former days	principal
So glory's thrill is o'er	coordinate
And hearts	coordinate begun
that once beat high for praise	attributive relative subordinate
Now feel that pulse no more	coordinate concluded.
No more to chiefs and ladies bright
The harp of Tara swells	principal
The chord alone	coordinate begun
that breaks at night	attributive relative subordinate
Its tale of ruin tells	coordinate concluded.
Thus freedom now so seldom wakes	principal
The only throb	subordinate result begun (conjunction that omitted)
she gives	subordinate to subordinate (2d degree; relative omitted)
Is when some heart indignant breaks
To show	subordinate result concluded
that still she lives	subordinate object (noun) clause of 2d degree.

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