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Glan-y-mor, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire.- 'I have read... your article on the ancient plough... I am engaged in the sadly needed revision of Liddell & Scott [Dictionary of Ancient Greek]'.

Croeswylan, Oswestry, Shropshire. - Reproduces a letter from A. E. Housman to the Earl of Oxford.

Park Lodge, Wimbledon, S.W.—Rejects Nichol Smith’s criticism of the prospectus, and discusses the composition of the panel.

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Transcript

Park Lodge, Wimbledon, S.W.
14 Jan. 1924

Dear McKerrow

We got home this afternoon & your letter arrived an hour later. I found one from Grierson accepting & wishing success.

I dont think Nichol Smith is in any way essential & as he was declining I thought his criticism unnecessary. {1} I told him I agreed generally that the most fruitful work of the last generation had been English & not German but that that did not seem to me any objection to the sentence in the circular. I also said that while I had no desire to minister to German swelled head still less did I wish to pander to smug English selfcomplacency. So I expect he felt his knuckles rapped but being a nice fellow I hope he wont bear a grudge.

I am glad the appeal has been a success. I am not sure what representation we have from Cambridge—except on that score Chadwick is not the least essential. A. C. Bradley—except as an advertisement—would be no use at all me judice. {2}

Ever yours
W. W. Greg

I hope to be lunching on Thursday. {3}

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{1} See MCKW A3/11b.

{2} ‘In my judgement.’

{3} 17th.

Explains that he had intended to write to Sidgwick many times since [J.B.] Payne's death, but the latter event affected him so much that he did not have the heart to do so. Tells how he was looking forward to Payne's visit, when the latter's brother contacted him to tell him that he had died. Recounts that their last meeting was when he [Kegan Paul] was on his way to preach the Free Christian Union sermon, and that after the 'misrepresentation of it in the Pall Mall [Gazette], Payne tried to persuade the Editor 'to set the report right'. Expresses the wish that Sidgwick will come to visit in the autumn.

Reports that the Cornishes have been to visit, as well as several other friends, but that some pupils who had been coming to him were no longer being sent by their parents, because of the sermon he preached at the Free Christian Union. Refers to a paper he has just sent to Beard or Renan, and fears that Sidgwick will think that he is 'hedging on the orthodox side' in it. Reports that Cornish is reviewing [W.E.H. ?]Lecky in the same Theological Review. Remarks that Dakyns was very good to him, and sent him 'all sorts of information' about Brighton College. Announces that he is sending Louis back to Brighton, and that he gave Dakyns' information 'to a [ ] who is going to send his boys there.' Asks Sidgwick to give him 'a bed somewhere in Oct[obe]r' if he doesn't come to visit,

Possibly for popular encyclopaedia, on current state of physics research. 9 pp. typescript and MS., n.d. c.1953.

Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, lecture and 'ORF Newsletter' to Cavendish Laboratory, April 1952.

Lund University, Sweden, lecture, April 1952.

A[shburnham?] H[ouse]. - Will Milnes write two songs for Katreyn in The Captain of the Watch? Describes relevant scenes and suggests tunes; can tell Milnes more at Lady Braye's on Tuesday.

Nice, addressed to Robert P. Milnes at Fryston and redirected to Bawtry. - Discussion of their future movements; sounds as if they may well meet at Rome. Thinks she and her party should stay in Nice until June as they have paid a reasonable amount for their rooms until then, and so have the Wyvills; may seem strange that. Mr W. is bent upon going further South in the summer by the way of being cool', he has heard some 'glowing descriptions of Lucca which have taken great possession of his mind'. He hopes it will be possible to get cheap rooms there, as 'Most of the best English (in the worldly acceptatation [?] of that word) will be returning home for the Coronation [of Queen Victoria], & you know it is that order of Gentry who make prices high on the Continent'.

Discussion of forthcoming marriage of Lord Galway and Robert Milnes' daughter and of Richard's 'new career', as well as society at Nice

Pontefract. - Further about legacy of £50 from Robert Pemberton Milnes; Stainforth's wife and son are both better.

On headed notepaper for the Travellers Club, Pall Mall, S. W. -

14 York St. [?]. Strand. Addressed to Milnes at Fryston Lodge, Torquay. - Thanks Milnes for his letter of the 17th; is very glad Milnes' father could 'come to the decision he did in Mr Robson's affair, which is altogether the most extraordinary instance of perverseness I have heard of: it was of the greatest importance to have the cool judgment & great experience of Mr Milnes, & his unbiassed opinion brought to bear on the case'. Is as satisfied as he can be 'without positive proof' that the accounts as amended are 'substantially correct'. Many of Mr Robson's friends are 'quite satisfied' with what has been done; they 'all agree that... he has no one to blame but himself for the annoyance and inconvenience he has suffered'.

The interest on Lord Kensington's [?] mortgage has always been paid through Lightfoot & Robson; learns from them that they will have it paid to Milnes' account at Coutts's, and then half-yearly in future. It is part of a larger mortgage of which Mr Robson was appointed one of the Trustees when Miss M. Milnes [?] advanced the money.