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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

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There was an ease in his manner?a gay and light manner it was, but not swaggering?which I still believe to have borne a kind of enchantment with it. I still believe him, in virtue of this carriage, his animal spirits, his delightful voice, his handsome face and figure, and, for aught I know, of some inborn power of attraction besides (which I think a few people possess), to have carried a spell with him to which it was a natural weakness to yield, and which not many persons could withstand.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I'd like to know if "of some inborn power of attraction" and "to have carried a spell" are objective complement of "believe."
I'd like to know if "it" refers to "a spell" and "to which~" modifies "a spell."
And I'd like to know if "a natural weakness" means "anyone of natural weakness."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

" 'a natural weakness' = a common, inborn weakness

— Mister Micawber

  • " 'a natural weakness' = a common, inborn weakness
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "of some inborn power of attraction" and "to have carried a spell" are objective complement of "believe."I'd like to know if "it" refers to "a spell" and "to which~" modifies "a spell."
The connections are:

'..in virtue...of some inborn power...'
'I believe him...to have carried a spell...' (= I believe that he ca
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your very kind answer. Emotion: smile
Then I was wondering what part "of some inborn power of attraction" modifies
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park sang joonThen I was wondering what part "of some inborn power of attraction" modifies.
It is the object of the phrasal preposition 'in virtue of'.
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