Safire cannot be accused of being copy-proud (except, evidently, of awful puns, as in   Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading   and other mscegenations).
( Safire ( ( ( can not ) ( be ( accused ( of ( ( ( ( being copy-proud ) -LRB- ) ( ( except , ) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( evidently , ) ( of ( awful puns ) ) ) , ) ( ( as ( in Ms. ) ) ( is ( deliberately msterious ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( ( at least ) ( it ( ( ( is not ) deliberately ) ( msleading ( and ( other mscegenations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Safire)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN accused) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN copy-proud))) (-LRB- -LRB-) (SBAR (IN except) (, ,) (S (S (NP (NP (NNP evidently)) (, ,) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ awful) (NNS puns))) (, ,)) (ADVP (RB as) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Ms.)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB deliberately) (JJ msterious)))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (ADVP (RB deliberately)) (NP (JJ msleading) (CC and) (JJ other) (NNS mscegenations)))))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))) (. .)))
One can't honestly state that Safire takes pride in copying others (unless one considers the dreadful word-play, such as "Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading and other mscegenations").
( One ( ( ( ( ca n't ) honestly ) ( state ( that ( Safire ( takes ( pride ( in ( ( copying others ) ( -LRB- ( ( unless ( ( ( ( one ( considers ( ( ( the ( dreadful word-play ) ) , ) ( such ( ( as `` ) ( Ms. ( is ( deliberately msterious ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( ( at least ) ( it ( ( ( is not ) deliberately ) ( msleading ( and ( other ( mscegenations '' ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP One)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB honestly)) (VP (VB state) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNP Safire)) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NP (NN pride)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN copying) (NNS others)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (SBAR (IN unless) (S (S (NP (PRP one)) (VP (VBZ considers) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ dreadful) (NN word-play)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (`` ``) (NP (NP (NNP Ms.)) (SBAR (S (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB deliberately) (JJ msterious)))))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (ADVP (RB deliberately)) (NP (NN msleading) (CC and) (JJ other) (NNS mscegenations) ('' '')))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))))))) (. .)))