If any apology be thought necessary for the appearance of the
unfinished poem of Hyperion, the publishers beg to state that they
alone are responsible, as it was printed at their particular request,
and contrary to the wish of the author. The poem was intended to have
been of equal length with Endymion, but the reception given to that
work discouraged the author from proceeding.
Fleet Street, June 26, 1820.