Man toils, and strives, and wastes his little life to claim-- At last the transient glory of a splendid name, And have, perchance, in marble mockery a bust, Poised on a pedestal, above his sleeping dust. — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
He who owns a wood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the personal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men. — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
Architecture, either practically considered or viewed as an art of taste, is a subject so important and comprehensive in itself, that volumes would be… — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
Plant spacious parks in your cities, and loose their gates as wide as the morning, to the whole people. — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
Man toils, and strives, and wastes his little life to claim-- At last the transient glory of a splendid name, And have, perchance, in… — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
Fear not, too much, an open enemy; He is consistent--always at his post; But watchful be of him who holds the key Of your… — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
He who owns a wood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the personal riches of the day, only… — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
Fine fruit is the flower of commodities. It is the most perfect union of the useful and the beautiful that the earth knows. Trees… — Andrew Jackson Downing Copy Share Image
