MARQUESS OF CLANRICARDE, &c. &c. &c LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY GALWAY, CUSTOS ROTULORUM, &c. &c. &c. Dear Lord Clanricarde, As "Ella" must henceforward be linked with a vivid recollection of the kind interest your Lordship has taken in its publication, I cannot allow the Dedication to remain simply a tribute of respectful friendship without adding to it, the cordial expression of my gratitude. Confer another favour by permitting me thus to convey my warmest acknowledgments, and the assurance of esteem and regard with which I have the pleasure to remain, Dear Lord Clanricarde, Your's sincerely, THE AUTHOR. |