Word: nelsoniana
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...Dorchester, England, last week, items from the Hardy family collection were put up for auction, including two bits of Nelsoniana. One sentimental antiquarian bid nine guineas (about $47) for the manuscript of the Trafalgar prayer. Hottest bidding, however, was over a wisp of hair, which the auctioneer swore had been cropped from Nelson's pate by his vivacious and tenacious mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton. The seadog's wisp was knocked down...
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