“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.”
Quote by Andrew Jackson Downing
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Andrew Jackson Downing
Andrew Jackson Downing was an American landscape architect born on October 31, 1815, and died on July 28, 1852. He is renowned for his profound understanding of natural landscapes and innovative designs, which have had a profound impact on American garden art. more