光緒三十二年，佛從多羅夜登陵奢無下還日
曼殊序於太平洋舟中
《潮音》自序（英文）
1909年秋，曼殊自日本歸至上海，繼續謀求《拜倫詩選》的出版。他通過蔡哲夫的關係，請英國駐上海領事館的佛萊蔗為撰英文序，並參訂英文《拜倫年表》，以提高出版的可能性。但此書的出版一時未遂。他就幹脆將年來從英文所譯的詩歌，及所輯錄漢家的英譯漢詩彙編成冊，取名《潮音》，撰上此序言。後來，他在新加坡遇到羅弼·雪鴻，把她手抄的《英吉利閨秀詩選》一卷加了進去，利用1911年暑假，從爪哇帶至日本印行。
Byron and Shelley are two of the greatest British poets. Both had the lofty sentiment of creation，love，as the theme of their poetic expressions.Yes， although both wrote principally on love，lovers，and their fortunes，their modes of expression differ as widely as the poles.
Byron was born and brought up in luxury，wealth，and liberty.He was an ardent andsincere devotee of libery，—yes，he dared to clain liberty in everything—greatand small， social or political.He knew not how or where he was extreme.
Byron"s poems are like a stimulating liquor，—the more one drinks，the more one feels the sweet fascination.They are full of charm，full of beauty，full of sincerity throughout.
In sentimentality，enthusiasm and straightforward-ness of diction，they have no equal.He was a free and noble hearted man.His end came while he was engaged in a noble pursuit.He went to Greece，where he sided with the patriots who were fighting for their liberty.His whole life，career and production are intertwined in Loveand Liberty.
Shelley，though a devotee of love，is judicious and pensive.His enthusiasm for love never appears in any strong out-burst of expression.He is a “Philosopherlover".He loves not only the beauty of love，or love for love，but “love in philosophy"of "philosophy in love".He had depth，but not continuance：energy without youthful devotion.His poems are as the moonshine，placidly beautiful，somnolently still，reflected on the waters of silence and contemplation.
Shelley sought Nirvana in love；but Byron sought action for love， and in love.Shelley was self-contained and quite engrossed in his devotion to the Muses.His premature and violent death will be lamented so long as English literature exists.
Both Shelley and Byron"s works are worth studying by every lover of learning，for enjoyment of poeticbeauty，and to appreciate the lofty ideals of Love and Liberty.