Admiration (Byron's) for His (Samuel Rogers's) Genius

Samuel Rogers (1763-1855)

In case you were wondering...

The wording in Melville's dedication of Moby-Dick to Nathaniel Hawthorne

"IN TOKEN
OF MY ADMIRATION FOR HIS GENIUS"

 is strictly traditional.  The nearest and best known model has to be Bryon's 1813 dedication of
The Giaour:

TO

SAMUEL ROGERS, ESQ.

AS A SLIGHT BUT MOST SINCERE TOKEN
OF ADMIRATION OF HIS GENIUS;

RESPECT FOR HIS CHARACTER,
AND GRATITUDE FOR HIS FRIENDSHIP;

THIS PRODUCTION IS INSCRIBED BY

HIS OBLIGED 

AND AFFECTIONATE SERVANT,

BYRON.