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...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." Much solid learning, and an especial skill in Latin verse composition, Cowper acquired...

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