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Ashmansworth, nr Newbury, Berks. - He and his wife were at the White Gates [visiting Ralph Vaughan Williams] when the 1947 "From the Shiffolds" arrived: was 'delighted' to find his own copy when he returned home. Often reads the previous years' booklets, and "A Memory" is a particular favourite; this year's 'will be equally valued & kept'.

Ashmansworth, nr Newbury, Berks. - Trevelyan sent him a copy of his new volume ["Translations from Latin Poetry"] 'Weeks ago'; did not reply with thanks at one as he wanted to wait until he had time to read it properly. His 'poor' Latin has now 'faded away to a shadow', so the 'good Latinist' may miss the pleasure he gets from translations which 'also happen to be English poetry'. Found some 'old acquaintances', such as Catullus 101, and is 'delighted' that Trevelyan's predecessors in translating Catullus 5 ["Vivamus, mea Lesbia..." did not 'over-awe' him. Has Trevelyan's translations of the "Eclogues" and "Georgics", Theocritus, and 'so much else'. Adds a postscript saying it has not been such a pleasure to read [John] Masefield's new book, "On the Hill': 'Its [sic] almost embarrassing'.

Ashmansworth, nr Newbury, Berks. - Is 'indebted' to Trevelyan again for 'one of the few Christmas "missiles" that will be kept & treasured' [this year's "From the Shiffolds"], both for the new work and for 'such an old friend as the Lowes Dickinson poem', which he has admired since it came out in, he thinks, the "New Statesman". Approves it being 'kept in circulation' while the collected poems are out of print; hopes that they will come out again soon; there is almost enough new work from the last ten years for another volume. Sends good wishes for 'much work in 1949'.

Ashmansworth, nr Newbury, Berks. - Has left till last his thanks for the 'one or two good things' sent at Christmas, and wants Trevelyan to know 'how much [he] appreciated' the 1946 "From the Shiffolds", which he will keep with the two collected volumes and everything else which has come out since then. Imagines that by now Trevelyan has 'more than enough to fill the two volumes of translations which will originally promised', and that these will come out in good time. Also hopes the collected works will be 'revived', with the additions of 'the good things that came afterwards'. Regrets that 'Composers are at a disadvantage' since any music they sent would be 'little more than hieroglyphics to all but a few'. Perhaps, on the contrary, 'the poet is at a disadvantage in knowing less about music than the musician knows about poetry!'. Asks 'boldly' to be remembered again in 1947.