The Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House W.1. Concerns the proposal that an exchange be effected: seals in the College's possession which should be placed in the British Museum in exchange for an 18th century quadrant previously in the College's possession bought by Sir Hercules Read.
Ministry of Education.—Asks how he thinks the forthcoming Finance Bill debate should be handled.
(With an envelope.)
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Transcript
Trinity College.
21 Oct. 1925
Dear Mr Semple,
Perhaps you would let me have the translations by Saturday the 31st.
Yours sincerely
A. E. Housman.
I. 5. 10: Transalpino—uisum
[I.] 11. 8: perge—desistant
[I. 11.] 10: par—geminatis
[I. 11.] 13: obiecta—cassauerimus
[I. 11.] 15: contionatoris mei
II. 2. 1: iam uer … porrigitur
[II. 2.] 2: concaua—compressus
[II. 2.] 3: nisi—uerere
[III. 3.] 7: tamquam—truncatum
[III.] 14. 2: non amplius—rideat
IV. 11. 3: hinc etiam—laudabilis
[IV.] 21. 2: ecce habes—existimabis
[IV.] 22. 3: itaque—opportunitas
V. 8. 2: nisi quod—appenso
[V.] 10. 4: quapropter—adhiberi
[V.] 13. 1: iam Clausetiam—insorduit
[V.] 15. 2: restat—mercedem
[V.] 19. 1: nutricis—impunitatem
[V.] 20. 4: praeterea—uenitur
[V. 20. 4]: namque erit—uideris
VI. 12. 6: illum dubia—complesti
VII. 1. 4: miraculo—naturam
[VII.] 12. 4: haec omnia—adiungi
[VII.] 14. 11: nostram quoque—exhorruit
*[VII.] 15. 1: sed et ille—possessio {1}
VIII[.] 6. 2: insuper—supergressus
[VIII. 6.] 8: quid multa—audiui
[VIII. 6.] 16: dein, quod—fortuitis
[VIII.] 8. 2: redde te patri—affectus
[VIII.] 9. 3: ago laboriosum—impetro
[VIII. 9.] 5: lines 48–51
[VIII.] 11. 9.
[VIII.] 12. 7: quid multa—epulones
[VIII.] 16. 3: si refutamur―simpliciter {2}
IX. 2. 1: iubetis―incipitur
[IX.] 9. 13: huic copulatum―philosophari
[IX. 9.] 14: curua ceruice―cute distenta
[IX.] 13. 1: crederem―fallere
[IX] 16. 3: de reliquo―munerabor
[IX. 16. 3]: lines 33–36.
[On the back of the letter are some pencil notes, presumably by Semple.]
[Direction on envelope:] W. H. Semple Esq. | St John’s College
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The references in the postscript are to the letters of Sidonius Apollinaris, which are referred to by book, letter, and section. Elements of references repeated from the previous line are omitted in the MS, but they have been supplied above in square brackets. The colons in these references have also been supplied.
{1} The significance of the asterisk is unclear.
{2} Altered to ‘simplicitas’ in pencil.
American Physical Society, M.I.T., April 1946.
The Physical Society, Conference on Fundamental Particles and Low-Temperature Physics, Cambridge, July 1946.
University of Ghent Colloquium, invitation and letter of thanks from A. Berthelot, 1946-47.
Collège de France, Rutherford memorial meeting, 1947.
University of Birmingham, Conference 'Problems of Nuclear Physics', September 1948.
Will pass through London between 5th and 9th.
Granting Fletcher's application for Wittgenstein to be admitted as an advanced student.
'Wixenford, 1884', written below mount.
He notes that the Ali brothers have been sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment and queries whether such sentences are appropriate for political misdemeanants, since such prisoners need more rigorous separation from the outside world than ordinary prisoners but, in other respects, lighter treatment. Suggest they should be treated as ‘first-class political misdemeanants’.
(Typed. Used for transmission.)
H O Evennet, director of studies
Ernest Barker
inscribed on reverse "for E[ily] M D[arwin] and B[ernard] D[arwin] with Xmas love from Frances Cornford "
Diary dated [6?] Nov. [1838] - 1 Jan. 1839. Top half of first leaf missing.
Thanks for Richard Monckton Milnes' poetry, charmingly dedicated to his sister; asks how they should acknowledge it. Wished to have walked to Thornes to visit 'yourself, & dear Mrs M. Gaskell' who is a great favourite; kind remembrances from her sister also.
Infrequent entries gradually becoming daily one line entries.
In the hand of H. Walker.
MS drafts and typescript copies.
'Reprinted, with corrections, from Notes and Queries'
'Fifty copies privately printed'.
Congratulations on engagement.