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King's College, Cambridge - Wrote to him some months previous about the Arts Theatre Appeal and recalling 'Five Finger Exercise', he hears from Adrianne Allen every Christmas; Trevor Gardner will be in New York and will try to get in touch; Trevor is active in the American Friends of Cambridge University foundation which might support the Arts Theatre Trust, especially if someone of eminence could speak for them.

King's College, Cambridge. - Read Trevelyan's essay on poetry, "Thamyris", last night; thinks it is 'delightfully written', particularly the opening and first chapter. Generally agrees with the second chapter on spoken verse, but thinks it needs 'strengthening, further investigation and evidence'. Disagrees from Trevelyan on some points such as the speed at which the 'Miltonic monosyllabic line' reads. The chapter on 'Duple and Triple time baffles and bewilders' him: does not understand the terms in a poetic context and wants 'much more definition and example'; advises Trevelyan to look again at [George] Saintsbury's 'axioms in... "the Short History of Prosody"', which he himself finds 'very helpful'. Shows how his scansion of a line from [Shakespeare's] "Troilus and Cressida" differs from Trevelyan's. Thanks Trevelyan for letting him see the essay; may not have done it justice as yesterday he had two supervisions, an hour and a half's meeting with the Town Planning authority, and an audit of college silver, as well as 'hearing a young man's choral and orchestral setting of the "Prometheus" (done for George Thomson) played on a piano' and 'meeting a black emperor [Haile Selassie?] and his prime minister at dinner'.

Came Rectory, Dorchester. - Is 'much touched' by Trevelyan sending him 'the sheaf of poetry from the Shiffolds'; finds all the poems 'very sympathetic'. Thinks Trevelyan's Muse 'blend[s] the poetic spirit of Greece, China & England'; he himself is 'very old fashioned, and this is what poetry means to [him]'.

12 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh. - Has enjoyed reading Trevelyan's paper [on metre see 18/91] even more than he did hearing it read, as he can 'go more slowly and try the rhythms in [his] own way'; has got 'more understanding' of the subject than he has from anything else, and will 'certainly print' the paper [in the collection of pieces by members of the English Association]. Will probably drop the introduction, and if he may if the space is limited omit Horace's "Ode" and the translation by Milton. Now has several papers from 'Yvor Evans'; Rylands; Sparrow; Wattie; and Dickins; but is 'specially grateful' for Trevelyan's. Sends thanks to Mrs Trevelyan for her card, which he ought to have acknowledged. Will have a proof sent to Trevelyan so that he can check the translation. Hopes that they will see him this winter. Has a 'dreadful incubus' of a paper to prepare for Manchester; is also 'slaving at Scott's letters and getting some interesting new light'. Janet will be married in November; the French relatives will come too so they will be 'pretty full', but if Trevelyan could come up after that it would be 'a great pleasure to have some rational talk'. Thinks [Donald] Tovey is in Germany, but he will be 'looking homeward soon' as the arrangements for his concerts have come out.