Poem by Thomas Hood

On the Statues in Trafalgar Square

If Nelson looks down on a couple of Kings,
	However it pleases the Loyals; 
’Tis after the fashion of nautical things,
	A sky-scraper over the Royals.

1. Ballad (She's up and gone, the graceless girl)
2. The Departure of Summer
3. The Boy at the Nore
4. To My Daughter on Her Birthday
5. To Fancy

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