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Show NELSON A8 A COURTIER Nelson was tho hero of England oven in his own time, but not apparently appar-ently of tho court. Samuel Rogers recounts, a conversation with him which appears In tho llfo of tho poet by R. Ellis Roberts. "I heard him once during dinner," says Rogers, utter many bitter complaints (which Lady Hamilton vainly attempted to check) of tho way ho had been treated treat-ed at court that forenoon tho queen lind not condescended to tako tho slightest notlco of him. In truth, Nelson was hated at court they wero Jealous of him." But then it must bo remembored that Rogors was renowned as a particularly ill naturcd gossip. |