All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
From the top of a high rock, I obtained a good few of the most extensive and dreary wilderness I ever beheld. It chilled… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
Surrounded by all the members of my dear family, enjoying the affection of numerous friends, who have never abandoned me, and possessing a sufficient… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
In America, business is the first object in view at all times, and rightly it should be so. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
I looked long and carefully at the picture of a stag painted by Landseer - the style was good, and the brush was handled… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books? — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
The fact is I am growing old too fast, alas! I feel it, and yet work I will, and may God grant me life… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
July 2. A beautiful day for Labrador. Went ashore and killed nothing, but was pleased with what I saw. The country is so grandly… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
