As one of the jealous admirals in Robert Graves' poem sez

"He made the whole fleet love him
Damn his eyes!"

So, once again

BOLD NELSON'S PRAISE I MEAN TO SING

Strange but interesting thing I always think: that Column in that square with Bayly's statue atop didn't go up till well over 30 years after the battle & the admiral's death. What took them so long? & then why do it at that time of day? Always seems v curious to me.

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