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may be found in connexion with the
gender of nouns; for we find oculis capti talpale1
(blind moles) and timidi damae2 (timid deer) in Virgil;
but there is good reason for this, since in these
cases both sexes are covered by a word of one gender,
and there is no doubt that there are male moles
and deer as well as female. Figures may also affect
verbs: for example, we find such phrases as fabricatus
est glatdium3 or inimicum poenitus es.4
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