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Section VIII. Of Defective Verbs
Most men have five senses,
Most verbs have six tenses;
But as there are some folks Who are blind, deaf, or dumb folks,
Just so there are some verbs Defective, or rum verbs, which are used only in some of their moods and tenses.
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