15. “Mailied,” in Letter of May 15, 1834, to Mrs. Moscheles. ([See page 107].)
written a few Capriccios for the pianoforte (or Fantasias, or——) that I like very well, but an abominable Étude. This morning, for the first time after a long interval, a song has come to me; and such a present is at all times refreshing. I really must write it down for you, although I am sorry to say it is not at all suited for your voice, but rather for a tenor. You need not even play it; yet I write it down for you all the same. Moscheles can hum the melody to himself.
