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  1. 66635993 - Preacher357
  2. 66838120 - evanstonsherry
  3. 68186323 - jesseytucker
  4. WINNER - 68281785 - clewarne
  5. 68305630 - Molly_Carr
  6. 68316095 - dixiechicken

66635993 - Preacher357

7 September 1951 Dearest Sylvia,

I have been working rather hard today I am going to take it
easy. I have cleaned the flat: tht perhaps is not taking it
easy but it was getting very dusty and I feel relaxed having done
it. Then I have just stepped from a bath. It is about 11:00 in
the morning. Tomorrow I must start work on the pre-Raphaelites -
but not until tomorrow. Tuesday's lecture is on (18th portraiture -
which needs little preparation: I am including Wright's Brooke
Boothby. Thursday's in on the pre-Raphaelites and that is the
one which is something of a problem. Thursday is the 13th Sept-
ember so perhaps I'll have the pleasure of seeing you in the aud-
ience then: if not I expect I shall meet you that day. I could
get to Lewisham, if you're coming by bus, by 5 o'clock. Banstead,
by the way, begins on Wednesday 19th - the day of the I.C.A. discus-
sion about Read so I shall not be there after all. (At least I
won't have to read Education Through Art, which I was dreading.)

I have only one overdue library book. Is that a record? I
have read Finberg's Turner and Mona Wilson biography of Blake.
I have also glanced through Wertheim's Show of Violence, but found
it terribly badly written and crudely popular. Otherwise I sup-
pose it is alright. You know what Valery says: 'It is by no means
the mischievous who do most harm in the world. It is the awkward,
the neglient and the credulous'. Hetty is hoping to make a sampl-
er with this on it. Yawolla has made an effort to learn it but he
keeps mixing it up. Lionel chuckled appreciatively and capped it with
something in Greek. Valery's aphorism makes one terribly impat-
ient with most of the books one has to read in the course of duty,
getting lectures ready and so on. I have been snatching time to
read Rene Char again: have I quoted this to you before -

Un papillon de paille habitait un crane de chien:
O couleurs o jachere o danse:

My own poems are progressing well but I am afraid I have not had
sufficient leisure to prepare them for my cat's eyes yet. It is still
growing spasmodically fragment by fragment, and it is too early to
control it. I think it will be a sequence of shortish poems
rather than one long one. Beyond that I am in the dark. Are you
not a mysterious muse (working in mysterious purrs).

I shall eat and sleep at Wimbledon tonight (conveniently near the
V and A where I shall be Saturday) but not before I have tea with
John McHale. That means I shall see the two films I mentioned -
including Top Hat: O I wish you were to be there with me. But
soon, soon you'll be here to cut me from the hairshirt of
missing you. Dearest love, you are my life.

I adore, adore you,
Lawrence


66838120 - evanstonsherry

7 September 1951

Dearest Sylvia,

I have been working rather hard so today I am going to take it
easy. I have cleaned the flat: that perhaps is not taking it
easy but it was getting very dusty and I feel relaxed having done
it. Then I have just stepped from a bath. It is about 11.00 in
the morning. tomorrow I must start work on the pre-Raphaelites -
but not until tomorrow. Tuesday's lecture is on 18th portraiture -
which needs little preparation: I am including Wright's Brook
Boothby. Thursday's is on the pre-Raphaelites and that is the
one which is something of a problem. Thursday is the 13th Sept-
ember so perhaps I'll have the pleasure of seeing you in the aud-
ience then: if not, I expect I shall meet you that day. I could get to Lewisham, if you're coming by bus, by 5 o'clock. Banstead, by the way beings on Wednesday 19th - the day of the I.C.A. discus-
ion about Read so I shall not be there after all. (At least I
won't have to Education Through Art, which I was dreading.)

I have only on overdue library book. Is that a record? I
have read Finburg's Turner and Mona Wilson's biography of Blake.
I have glanced through Wetheim's Show of Violence, but found
it terribly badly written and crudely popular. Otherwise, I sup-
pose it is alright. You know what Valery says: 'It is by no means
the mischievous who do the most harm in this world. It is the awkward,
the negligent and the credulous.' Hetty is hoping to make a sampl-
er with this on it. Yawolla has made an effort to learn it but he
keeps mixing it up. Lionel chuckled appreciatively and capped it with
something in Greek. Valery's aphorism makes one terribly impat-
ient with most of the books one has to read in the course of duty,
getting lectures ready and so on. I have been snatching time to
read Rene Char again: have I quote this to you before -

Un papillon de paille hbitait un crane du chien:
O couleurs o jachere o danse!

My own poems are progressing well but I am afraid I have not had
sufficient leisure to prepare them for my cat's eyes yet. It is still
growing spasmodically, fragment by fragment, and it is too early to
control it. I think it will be a sequence of shortish poems
rather than one long one. Beyond that I am in the dark. Are you
not a mysterious muse (working in mysterious purrs).

I shall eat and sleep at Wimbledon tonight (conveniently near the
V and A where I shall be Saturday) but not before I have tea with
John McHale. That means I shall see the two films I mentioned -
including Top Hat: o I wish you were to be there with me. But
soon, soon you'll be here to cut me free from the hairshirt of
missing you. Dearest love you are my life.
I adore, adore you,
Lawrence



68186323 - jesseytucker

7 September 1951

Dearest Sylvia,

I have been working rather hard so today I am going to take it easy. I have cleaned the flat: that perhaps is not taking it
easy but it was getting very dusty and I feel relaxed having done
it. Then I have just stepped from a bath. It is about 11:00 in
the morning. Tomorrow I must start work on the pre-Raphaelites--
but not until tomorrow. Tuesday's lecture is on 18th portraiture--
which needs little preparation: I am including Wright's Brooke
Boothby. Thursday's is on the pre-Raphaelites and that is the
one which is something of a problem. Thursday is the 1th Sept-
ember so perhaps I'll have the pleasure of seeing you in the aud-
ience then: if not, I expect I shall meet you that day. I could
get to Lewisham, if you're coming by bus, by 5 o'clock. Banstead,
by the way, begins on Wednesday 19th--the day of the I.C.A. discus-
sion aboug Read so I shall ot be there after all. (At least I
won't have to read Education Through Art, which I was dreading.)
I have only one overdue library book. Is that a record? I
have read Finberg's Turner and Mona Wilson biograpy of Blake.
I have also glanced through Wertheim's Show of Violence, but found
it terribly badly written and crudely popular. Otherwise I sup-
pose it is alright. you know what Valery says: "It is by no means
the mischievous who do most harm in this world. It is the awkward,
the negligent and the credulous." Hetty is hoping to make a sampl-
er with this on it. Yawolla has made an effort to learn it but he
keeps mixing it up. Lionel chuckled apprciatively and capped it with
something in Greek. Valery's aphorism makes one terribly impat-
ient with most of the books one has to read in the course of duty,
getting lectures ready and so on. I have been snatching time to
read Rene Char again: have I quoted this to you before--
Un papillon de paille habitait un crane de chien: O coleurs o jachere o dansel
My own poems are progressing well but I am afraid I have not had
sufficient leisure to prepare them for my cat's eyes yet. It is still
growing spasmodically, fragment by fragment, and it is too early to
control it. I think it will be a sequence of shortish poems
rather than one long one. Beyond that I am in the dark. Are you
not a mysterious muse (working in mysterious purrs).
I shall eat and sleep at Wimbledon tonight (conveniently near the
V and A where I shall be Saturday) but not before I have tea with
John McHale. That means I shall see the two files I mentioned--
including Top Hat; o I wish you were to be there with me. But
soon, soon you'll be here to cut me free from the hairshirt of
missing you. Dearest love, you are my life.
I adore, adore you,
Lawrence

WINNER - 68281785 - clewarne

7 september 1951

Dearest Sylvia,

I have been working rather hard so today I am going to take it
easy. I have cleaned the flat: that perhaps is not taking it
easy but it was getting very dusty and I feel relaxed having done
it. Then I have just stepped from a bath. It is about 11:00 in
the morning. Tomorrow I must start work on the pre-Raphaelites -
but not until tomorrow. Tuesday's lecture is on the 18th portraiture -
which needs little preparation: I am including Wright's Brooke
Boothby. Thursday's is on the pre-Raphaelites and that is the
one which is something of a problem. Thursday is the 13th Sept-
ember so perhaps I'll have the pleasure of seeing you in the aud-
ience then: if not, I expect I shall meet you that day. I could
get to Lewisham, if you're coming by bus, by 5 o'clock. Banstead,
by the way, begins on Wednesday 19th - the day of the I.C.A. discus-
sion about Read so I shall not be there after all. (At least I
won't have to read Education Through Art, which I was dreading.)

I have only one overdue library book. Is that a record? I
have read Finberg's Turner and Mona Wilson biography of Blake.
I have also glanced through Wertheim's Show of Violence, but found
it terribly badly written and crudely popular. Otherwise I sup-
pose it is alright. You know what Valery says: 'It is by no means
the mischievous who do most harm in this world. It is the awkward,
the negligent and the credulous'. Hetty is hoping to make a sampl-
er with this on it. Yawolla has made an effort to learn it but he
keeps mixing it up. Lionel chuckled appreciatively and capped it with
something in Greek. Valery's aphorism makes one terribly impat-
ient with most of the books one has to read in the course of duty,
getting lectures ready and so on. I have been snatching time to
read Rene Char again: have I quoted this to you before -

Un papillon de paille habitait un crane de chien:
O couleurs o jachere o danse!

My own poems are progressing well but I am afraid I have not had
sufficient leisure to prepare them for my cat's eyes yet. It is still
growing spasmodicallty, fragment by fragment, and it is too early to
control it. I think it will be a sequence of shortish poems
rather than one long one. Beyond that I am in the dark. Are you
not a mysterious muse (working in mysterious purrs).

I shall eat and sleep at Wimbledon tonight (conveniently near the
V and A where I shall be Saturday) but not before I have tea with
John McHale. That means I shall see the two films I mentioned -
including Top Hat: o I wish you were to be there with me. But
soon, soon you'll be here to cut me free from the hairshirt of
missing you. Dearest love, you are my life.

I adore, adore you,
Lawrence

68305630 - Molly_Carr

7 september 1951
Dearest Sylvia,
I have been working rather hard so today I am going to takt it easy. I have cleaned the flat: that perhaps is not taking it easy but it was getting very dusty and i feel relaxed having done it. Then I have just stepped from a bath. It is about 11.00 in the morning. Tomorrow I must start work on the pre-Raphaelites - but not until tomorrow. Tuesday's lecture is on 18th portraiture - which needs little preperation: I am including Wright's Brooke Boothby. Thursday's is on the pre-Raphaelites and that is the one which is something of a problem. Thursday is the 13th September so perhaps I'll have the pleasure of seeing you in the audience then: if not, I except I shall meet you that day. I could get to Lewisham, if you're coming by bus, by 5 o'clock. Banstead, by the way, begins on Wednesday 19th - the day of the I.C.A. discussion about Read so I shall not be there after all. (At least I won't have to read Education Through Art, which I was dreading.)

I have only one overdue library book. Is that a record? I have read Finberg's Turner and Mona Wilson biography of Blake. I have also glanced through Wertheim's Show of Violence, but found it terribly badly written and crudely popular. Otherwise I suppose it is alright. You know what Valery says: 'It is by no means the mischievous who do most harm in this world. It is the akward, the neglient and the credulous'. Hetty is hoping to make a sampler with this on it. Yawolla has made an effort to learn it but he keeps mixing it up. Lionel chuckled appreciatiely and capped it with something in Greek. Valery's aphorism makes one terribly impatient with most of the books one has to read in the course of duty, getting lectures ready and so on. I have been snatching time to read Rene Char again: have I quoted this to you before-

Un papillon de paille habitait un crane de chien:
O colleurs o jachere o danse!

My own poems are progressing well but I am afraid i have not had sufficient leisure to prepare them for my cat's eyes jet. It is still growing spasmodically, fragment by fragment, and it is too early to control it. I think it will be a sequence of shortish poems rather than one long one. Beyond that I am in the dark. Are you not a mysterious muse (working in mysterious purrs).

I shall eat and sleep at Wimbledon tonight (conveniently near the V and A where I shall be Saturday) but not before I have tea with John McHale. That means I shall see the two film I mentioned - including Top Hat: o I wish you were to be ther with me. But soon, soon you'll be here to cut me free from the hairshirt of missing you. Dearest love, you are my life.
I adore, adore you,
Lawrence

68316095 - dixiechicken

7 September 1951
Dearest Sylvia
I have been working rather hard so today I am going to take it easy. I have cleaned the flat: that perhaps is not taking it easy but it was getting very dusty and I feel relaxed having done it. Then I have just stepped from a bath. It is about 11.00 in the morning. Tomorrow I must start work on the pre-Raphaelites - but not until tomorrow. Tuesday's lecture is on 18th Century portraiture - which needs little preparation: I am including Wright's Brooke Boothby. Thursday's is on the pre-Raphaelites and that is the one that is something of a problem. Thursday is the 17th September so perhaps I'll have the pleasure of seeing you in the audience then: if not, I expect I shall meet you that day. I could get to Lewisham, if you're coming by bus, by 5 o'clock. Banstead, by the way, begins on Wednesday 19th - the day of the I.C.A. discussion about Read so I shall not be there after all. (At least I won't have to read Education Through Art, which I was dreading.)

I have only one overdue library book. Is that a record? I have read Finberg's Turner and Mona Wilson's biography of Blake. I have also glanced through Wertheim's Show of Violence, but found it terribly badly written and crudely popular. Otherwise I suppose it is alright. You know what Valery says: 'It is by no means the mischievous who do most harm in this world. It is the awkward, the negligent and the credulous'. Hetty is hoping to make a sampler with this on it. Yawolla has made an effort to learn it but he keeps mixing it up. Lionel chuckled appreciatively and capped it with something in Greek. Valery's aphorism makes one terribly impatient with most of the books one has to read in the course of duty, getting lectures ready and so on. I have been snatching time to read Rene Char again: have I quoted this to you before -
Un papillon de paille habitait un crane de chien:
O couleurs o jachere o danse.

My own poems are progressing well but I am afraid I have not had sufficient leisure to prepare them for my cat's eyes yet. It is still growing spasmodically, fragment by fragment, and it is too early to control it. I think it will be a sequence of shortish poems rather than one long one. Beyond that I am in the dark. Are you not a mysterious muse (working in mysterious purrs).

I shall eat and sleep at Wimbledon tonight (conveniently near the V and A where I shall be Saturday) but not before I have tea with John McHale. That means I shall see the two films I mentioned - including Top Hat: O I wish you were here with me. But soon, soon you'll be here to cut me free from the hair-shirt of missing you. Dearest love, you are my life.
I adore, adore you,
Lawrence

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