THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

May 3rd [1918]

Dear Professor Murray

Thank you very much for sending me the verses. I doubt if they would make a good song – indeed no more suitable for musical setting than the original – why not then set that? The last verse lets it down so badly as it seems to me. But I feel so out of all that kind of thing now.
address 141 Heavy Bty RGA BEF
France¹
Yours sincerely

R. Vaughan Williams
2/Lt RGA

1. VW was on active service in France. Year from postmark.