I have been asked to consent that an edition ofmy poems should be published at Dessau in Germany,solely for circulation on the continent of Europe. Tothis request I have the more readily yielded, inasmuchas the reputation enjoyed by the gentleman under whoseinspection the volume will pass through the press,assures me that the edition will be faithfully and minutelyaccurate.
New York, November 2, 1853.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.