ΟΝ CHAPTER I. THE BROTHERS. 1794-1836. "We think of the faithful life, Whose age was the crown of his youth Unflinchingly true to truth." MRS. CHARles. N the south-western edge of Bedfordshire, the rich levels of the Midlands are exchanged, for a rolling district, abounding in sandy knolls, covered with forests, in which the Fir predominates. In the midst of this, is the Ducal domain of Woburn Abbey. In spite of the withering denunciations of Burke, in his celebrated "Letter to a Noble Lord," this fine property, has, in the hands of its owners, the Russells, been of continuous benefit to the nation, owing to the series of experiments, in Forestry, and Agriculture, which successive Dukes of Bedford, have carried on there. Added to which, they have accumulated, and liberally opened to all, the treasures of a rich Library, Gallery of Sculpture, and the beauties of a glorious Park-elements of Poetry existing in a world of Prose. On one side of the Park, stands the little town of |