A Country Life, without the strife

And noisy din of town,

Is all I need: I take no heed
Of splendour or renown.

And when I die, oh let me lie

Where trees above me wave:
Let wild flowers bloom above my tomb,

My quiet country grave.

CHARLES DICKENS.

CONTENT S.

Illustrated with Forty Engravings from Drawings by Birket Foster.

COUNTRY LIFE.