Q-Eye – 30 July 2010
From an artist's impression to daffodil ministry
No friend
When the artist James McNeill Whistler was a cavalry cadet at West Point military academy horses were assigned daily at random. A mettlesome steed known for throwing its riders was allocated to Whistler. Its name was ‘Quaker’. ‘My God,’ said James, ‘He’s no friend.’
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