'O misery, misery! / You might have killed me, might have let me sleep.'
Title
'O misery, misery! / You might have killed me, might have let me sleep.'
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of a young woman in a dress crying into a handkerchief and sitting in a chair.
Description
Armgart grieves the loss of her singing voice after Dr. Grahn remedies her throat. She wishes he had let the ailment kill her rather than allow her to live without her talent for performing.
Illustrator
Unknown
Publisher
George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1893
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
Armgart (Poetry)
Citation
Unknown, 'O misery, misery! / You might have killed me, might have let me sleep.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83342
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