But notice the construction of this,—
A ray or two wanders into the darkness.—Ruskin.
AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT IN PERSON.
General usage.
442. If there is only one person in the subject, the ending of the verb indicates the person of its subject; that is, in those few cases where there are forms for different persons: as,—
Never once didst thou revel in the vision.—De Quincey.
Romanism wisely provides for the childish in men.—Lowell.
It hath been said my Lord would never take the oath.—Thackeray.
Second or third and first person in the subject.
443. If the subject is made up of the first person joined with the second or third by and, the verb takes the construction of the first person, the subject being really equivalent to we; as,—