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Possibly written by William Aldis Wright.

2 Victoria Street, S.W. (on embossed notepaper, Endowed Schools Commission). - Thanks Milnes for note; lines [i.e. Whewell's 'Isle of the Sirens', see HOUGH/DB/5/33] probably among papers on English Hexameters given to Mr Todhunter.

2 Victoria Street, S.W. (on embossed notepaper, Endowed Schools Commission). - Confirms copy of [Whewell's] 'Isle of the Sirens' is included among papers given to Mr Todhunte; quotes opening linesr.

Accompanied by a list by Isaac Todhunter of poetry not in Whewell's handwriting or not identified as written by him. Includes printed poems, a clipping headed "For the Lancaster Gazette. Melancholy", another poem tentatively identified by Todhunter as by Martha Statter, beginning "We wish thee joy as pure and bright", a poem headed "Darwin on Species", with other poems, and riddles, including a rhyming "Imaginary conversation between a Freshman & Messrs. Herschell & Whewell". Two of the riddles carry later initials in pencil C. W., Cordelia Whewell? A copy of a poem by Jakob Lenz, "Die Liebe auf dem Lande" may have originally accompanied a letter from Eduard Wilke dated 31 Mar. 1853 [Add.MS.a.81/415].

With notes by Isaac Todhunter throughout, with a list in his hand of the MSS connected with Plato; these lectures on Plato may have served as early drafts of The Platonic dialogues for English readers and include drafts of an introduction to a work of that name. Accompanied by a large sheet with Aristotle's list of virtues and vices.

With notes concerning I. Todhunter's and Mrs Stair Douglas's publications on Whewell.

Two letters offering the Library Isaac Todhunter's copies of William Whewell's correspondence, shelfmark O.15.47-48.