Decades later, W.H. Auden wrote to his former professor, I don't think that I have ever told you what an unforgettable experience it was for me as an undergraduate, hearing you recite Beowulf.
Décadas despois, W.H. Auden escribiu ao seu antigo profesor: "Creo que non lle dixen nunca que experiencia inesquecíbel foi para min, como estudante, escoitarlle recitar o Beowulf.