TO THE

MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE,

IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF

NEARLY FORTY YEARS OF MUTUAL ACQUAINTANCE

AND FRIENDSHIP,

THIS VOLUME

IS INSCRIBED,

WITH THE SINCEREST FEELINGS OF AFFECTION

AND RESPECT,

BY

THOMAS MOORE

IN MEMORIAM

CONTENTS.

PREFACES TO THE COLLECTED EDITION IN TEN VOLUMES, PUBLISHED IN 1841, 1842..