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Lahori Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Hi.
Can someone tell me the meaning of capable used in this lines in which sense?
When we are dead we shall have the sensation of enjoyed life altogether, whatever has happened to us. Even If we Have been murdered, what a pleasure to have been capable of it.
  

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, having the ability to live. "the sensation of enjoyed life altogether" seems not to make sense. Perhaps it was supposed to say "the sensation of having enjoyed life altogether".

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  • , having the ability to live.
  • "the sensation of enjoyed life altogether" seems not to make sense.
  • Perhaps it was supposed to say "the sensation of having enjoyed life altogether".
  • There are some spurious capital letters too.
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"capable of it" appears to mean "capable of life", i.e., having the ability to live.

"the sensation of enjoyed life altogether" seems not to make sense. Perhaps it was supposed to say "the sensation of having enjoyed life altogether". There are some spurious capital letters too.
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Sir this is not my lines. These are the lines of Charles Williams.
Thanks for help.
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Sir in this last line the author want to say that after death the ability of having life give us pleasure?
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lahoriSir in this last line the author want to say that after death the ability of having life give us pleasure?
Yes, it appears so. The past ability.
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OK. Thanks again goodnight. I prepare this for tomorrow paper
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