by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks 
(ROOT (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ childlike) (NN dimness)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN handful)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS quirks)))))))
(ROOT (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NNS )))))))