TO
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
CHRISTIAN FREDERIC,
PRINCE OF DENMARK,
&c. &c. &c.
FROM A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
OF THE DEEP INTEREST
WHICH HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TAKES
IN THE INHABITANTS AND LITERATURE OF ICELAND;
AS A TESTIMONY OF RESPECT
FOR THE LIBERAL PATRONAGE AND SUPPORT
WHICH HE AFFORDS
TO THE CAUSE OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY,
AND A TRIBUTE
OF THE MOST UNFEIGNED GRATITUDE
FOR REPEATED INSTANCES OF CONDESCENDING REGARD,
THESE VOLUMES
ARE HUMBLY INSCRIBED,
BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS’S
MOST OBEDIENT
AND MOST DEVOTED SERVANT,
THE AUTHOR.