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Originally Posted by EnglishConfused  Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, |
They are bent double (probably from the weights they are carrying). They are coughing (as a result of being gassed?).
Do you think there is somehow something missing there?
(Say:
concentrate on)
~R