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A photostat copy of 'Olla Podrida' [1915-1920], containing notes by Wiiliam Meredith Morris on - (i) 'My Genealogy' (ii) 'A List of my Literary Works' (See W.F.M. MS 2070/2) (iii) 'A list of the books I like best, and from which I have inherited the little mental wealth I possess' (iv) 'My Creed' (v) 'The Chief Incidents of my life' (vi) 'Method o Study' (vii) 'My Hobby' [= the violin and crwth] (viii) 'Vade Mecum' (ix) 'The Silent Witness' (x) 'The National Mission' (xi) 'A Fine Violin Glue' (xii) 'Crockery Cement' (xiii) 'Wilhelmj in Gilbert's Atelier' (xiv) 'Books I have read recently, with great profit' (xv) 'Cider Lore' (xvi) 'Reflections on the War August 4th, 1917' (xvii) 'Legend of the Redbreast' (xviii) 'Willow' (xix) 'Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum)' (xx) 'Forgiveness' (xxi) 'Forget-me-not' (xxii) 'The Chillingham Cattle' (xxiii) 'Merit' (xxiv) 'Apples' (xxv) 'Notes on the Library of the Rev. E. Evans, vicar of Aberaeron and Rural Dean of Glynaeron - ' ..an interesting man. His mind is a rich storehouse of old Welsh lore, and he has an infinate variety of information upon all sorts of curious subjects. As far as I could discover, he has never written a line upon anything. What a pity it is tha many of the clergy who have knowledge to impart, and who are qualified to write, have never taken the trouble to put quill on paper!..' (xxvi) 'Welsh Proverbs' (xxvii) 'The Shell' (xxviii) 'The Church Bells of the Diocese of Llandaff' (xxix) 'The Babbler' (xxx) 'The Sweet Singer of Wales - Notes of a lecture on the Rev. William Williams, of Pantycelyn..' (xxxi) 'Superstitions' - 1. 'A Pneumonia Cure' 2. 'Water used in Baptism' 3. 'Match-light' 4. 'A Black Cat' 5. 'Measles' 6. 'Singing at Funerals' 7. 'The Practice of vicarious baptism..' 8. 'Rosaries' 9. 'Red Flannel' 10. 'Garlic' 11. 'A Virtue of Baptism 12. 'Running away from Danger' (xxxii) 'Food Shortage' (xxxiii) 'A pretty Epitaph' (xxxiv) 'In a Garden' (xxxv) 'Happiness' (xxxvi) 'To Cure a Bump' (xxxvii) 'To remove Varnish' (xxxviii) 'My Sunday Lectures' (xxxix) 'War-time Economy' (See W.F.M. MS 1117; MS 1468/82; MS 1556/1-9; MS 2054/1-2; MS 2075 and MS 2591/11.)