Item 4 - Miscellaneous verses not in Whewell's hand

14 sheets, 4 folded sheets

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].