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

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