NELSON, Horatio, Admiral (1758-1805). AUTOGRAPH VERSES ADDRESSED TO LADY HAMILTON, 'St George April 2nd 1801 - 9 o'clock at night - Very tired after a hard fought battle' , eighteen lines of verse, the first stanza entitled at the head 'Lord Nelson to his guardian angel', 'From my best cable tho' I'm forced to part I leave my anchor in my angel's heart Love like a pilot shall the pledge defend And for a prong his happiest quiver lend', the dialogue continuing with 'Answer of Lord N's guardian angel' 'Go where you list, each thought of Angel's soul Shall follow you from Indus to the Pole East, West, North, South our minds shall never part Your angel's loadstone shall be Nelson's heart ...' dated at the foot, 18 lines of verse, one page, folio (310 x 202mm) , eleven words underlined, three smudged and two cancelled. These emotional lines were written on the day of the Battle of Copenhagen. Nelson (not yet knowing of the death of the Tsar Paul I) regarded this hard fought engagement as an essential preliminary to the defeat of the Northern Confederation. The battle over, after delivery to the Prince Regent of Denmark of a somewhat impetuous letter under the Flag of Truce, Nelson had joined Sir Hyde Parker, the Commander in Chief, on the London , taking his leave only at eight o'clock. The poem was written out immediately on his return to the St George , and enclosed with a letter informing Emma of the outcome of the Battle (C. Oman, Nelson (1945), p.446). The birth of their daughter Horatia at the end of January, his unhappiness at his separation from Emma Hamilton, his intention of divorcing his wife and marrying her, combined to produce a spate of letters between them at this time. A few weeks before, they had engaged in a brief tiff, conducted by letter, in which each accused the other of infidelity. The present verses, redolent of their renewed confidence in one another, dwell on the theme of mutual constancy. It is unlikely that Nelson would have been able to compose the verses on the spur of the moment, and he may have adapted some lines known to him. They are rather in the style of Miss Cornelia Knight, the industrious authoress of L'Infelice Emma ai Venti which Nelson mentions in a letter of 6 April 1801 to Lady Hamilton (Morrison, II, 135). Miss Knight fell into disfavour with Nelson and Emma Hamilton later in the year.
NELSON, Horatio, Admiral (1758-1805). AUTOGRAPH VERSES ADDRESSED TO LADY HAMILTON, 'St George April 2nd 1801 - 9 o'clock at night - Very tired after a hard fought battle' , eighteen lines of verse, the first stanza entitled at the head 'Lord Nelson to his guardian angel', 'From my best cable tho' I'm forced to part I leave my anchor in my angel's heart Love like a pilot shall the pledge defend And for a prong his happiest quiver lend', the dialogue continuing with 'Answer of Lord N's guardian angel' 'Go where you list, each thought of Angel's soul Shall follow you from Indus to the Pole East, West, North, South our minds shall never part Your angel's loadstone shall be Nelson's heart ...' dated at the foot, 18 lines of verse, one page, folio (310 x 202mm) , eleven words underlined, three smudged and two cancelled. These emotional lines were written on the day of the Battle of Copenhagen. Nelson (not yet knowing of the death of the Tsar Paul I) regarded this hard fought engagement as an essential preliminary to the defeat of the Northern Confederation. The battle over, after delivery to the Prince Regent of Denmark of a somewhat impetuous letter under the Flag of Truce, Nelson had joined Sir Hyde Parker, the Commander in Chief, on the London , taking his leave only at eight o'clock. The poem was written out immediately on his return to the St George , and enclosed with a letter informing Emma of the outcome of the Battle (C. Oman, Nelson (1945), p.446). The birth of their daughter Horatia at the end of January, his unhappiness at his separation from Emma Hamilton, his intention of divorcing his wife and marrying her, combined to produce a spate of letters between them at this time. A few weeks before, they had engaged in a brief tiff, conducted by letter, in which each accused the other of infidelity. The present verses, redolent of their renewed confidence in one another, dwell on the theme of mutual constancy. It is unlikely that Nelson would have been able to compose the verses on the spur of the moment, and he may have adapted some lines known to him. They are rather in the style of Miss Cornelia Knight, the industrious authoress of L'Infelice Emma ai Venti which Nelson mentions in a letter of 6 April 1801 to Lady Hamilton (Morrison, II, 135). Miss Knight fell into disfavour with Nelson and Emma Hamilton later in the year.
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