...Though mangled, hacked and hewed, not yet destroyed. The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once,...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat. The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That,...

...recreations ; together pored over Virgil and composed Latin verses ; and together were accustomed " To kneel and draw The chalky ring, and knuckle down...grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dextrous pat." Another of the future poet's comrades was Warren Hastings, afterwards famous as the founder of our...

...Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroy'd ; The little ones, unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once,...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat ; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That,...

...Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroyed ; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once,...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat : The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That,...

...Though mangled, hacked, and hewed, not yet destroyed : The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once,...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat ; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That,...

...to kneel and draw The chalky ring and knuckle down at taw, To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection...delights That, viewing it, we seem almost t' obtain Our iunocent, sweet, simple years again. — Cowper. To the Teacher. — Require the pupils to change the...

...Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroyed; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games and on the very spot; As happy as we once,...our own delights, That, viewing it, we seem almost to obtain Our innocent, sweet, simple years again. This fond attachment to the well-known place, Whence...

...Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroyed; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games and on the very spot; As happy as we once,...down at taw; To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, -4 Or drive it devious with a dextrous pat; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection...

...to places where "leap-frog" and "press-gang" blocked the entire street — the spots where we used to " Kneel and draw The chalky ring, and knuckle down...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat" Cowper. and the tall gables, presenting facilities for hand-ball, where the youths who...

...Though mangled, hacked, and hewed, not vet destroyed : The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once,...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat ; The pleasing spectacle at once excites 310 Such recollection of our own delights, That,...