THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates
Dorking

Oct 16 [1951]

Dear Mr Dickinson & all my friends at St Jude’s¹
It was most good of you to remember my birthday. I like my own quotation particularly – your voices as sound as bells must help to keep my heart sound²
Yrs 
R Vaughan Williams

1. A group of well-wishers who sent several gifts to VW – see VWL4728. 
2. The choir had sent VW a Shakespeare Birthday Book, and the quotation for his birthday read “He hath a heart as sound as a bell”.