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Old July 20, 2015, 10:33 AM
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-He trusts to you to set them free,/Exactly as we were.

Is it poetic license that allows the unusual structure of 'trust to sb to do sth'? I think usually the first to would not be used.
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Old July 20, 2015, 03:54 PM
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The second 'to' suffices.
He trusts you to set them free.

'trust to sb to do sth' is not a common construct at all.
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Old July 24, 2015, 12:45 PM
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Good answer. Thank you.
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