28/03/2010

Les occupations solitaires : la corde


Adam Buck - Sophia Western, 1800


"Adorned with all the charms in which Nature can array her, bedecked with beauty, youth, sprightliness, innocence, modesty and tenderness, breathing sweetness from her rosy lips and darting brightness from her sparkling eyes, the lovely Sophia comes!"

Sophia Western est un des personnages principaux du roman de Fielding, L'histoire de Tom Jones, enfant trouvé.

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