eftychia: Me in kilt and poofy shirt, facing away, playing acoustic guitar behind head (cyhmn)
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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2020-07-11

"I want a warm and faithful friend,
  To cheer the adverse hour;
 Who ne'er to flatter will descend,
  Nor bend the knee to power,-
 A friend to chide me when I 'm wrong,
  My inmost soul to see;
 And that my friendship prove as strong
  For him as his for me."

   -- John Quincy Adams (b. 1767-07-11, d. 1848-02-23; US President 1825-1829), from "The Wants of Man", 1841

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joseph_teller: Unquiet But Polite (Default)
posted by [personal profile] joseph_teller at 11:08am on 2020-07-11
Beautiful, and I have never heard this piece before.

Now I will have to go and see what else he may have written in poetic style. I've only seen some of his legal discourse and letters to his wife that they've preserved.
malada: Greenland flag (Default)
posted by [personal profile] malada at 12:50pm on 2020-07-11
That man wants a cat.

-m
minoanmiss: Minoan Bast and a grey kitty (Minoan Bast)
posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 06:29pm on 2020-07-11
/*snerk*

But a cat will flatter you if there's something in it for them. Like food.
khatru: KItty goes yay (Default)
posted by [personal profile] khatru at 08:10pm on 2020-07-13
I was gonna say a dog.
mesozoic: plush sauropod (Default)
posted by [personal profile] mesozoic at 05:19pm on 2020-07-11
Ooh, I like this one.
minoanmiss: A detail of the Ladies in Blue fresco (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 06:30pm on 2020-07-11
*makes a note*

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