Assertion: apathy | /r/CapableOf | prevent taking
Facets:
value: to recommend himself
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Though his apathy of disposition prevented his taking any means to recommend himself to the Lady Rowena, he was, nevertheless, by no means insensible to her charms, and considered his union with her as a matter already fixed beyond doubt, by the assent of Cedric and her other friends.