George Gordon Byron 
Correspondence of Lord Byron 
With a Friend Including His Letters to His Mother, Written From Portugal, Spain, Greece, and the Shores of the Mediterranean, in 1809, 1810, and 1811

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. And now, my Lord, shall I conclude with an apology for my letter? If I thought one necessary I would burn it: yet I should feel myself both delighted and honoured if I were sure your Lord ship is better pleased with its being put into the post than into the fire. Most sincerely do I wish you success in those pursuits to which I conceive you allude in your preface; and I congratulate you that, at so early a period of your life, and in spite of being a favourite of the muses, you feel yourself born for your country.