原文 (英語)

Preface Two great collections of Byron's letters have been already printed. In Moore's Life, which appeared in 1830, 561 were given. These, in FitzGreene Halleck's American edition of Byron's Works, published in 1847, were increased to 635. The first volume of a third collection, edited by Mr. W. E. Henley, appeared early in 1897. A comparison of the number of letters contained in these three collections down to August 22, 1811, shows that Moore prints 61, Halleck 78, and Mr. Henley 88.