'The house was held / As if a storm were listening with delight / And hushed its thunder.'
Title
'The house was held / As if a storm were listening with delight / And hushed its thunder.'
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of an opera singer on stage with an outdoor background and roses at her feet.
Description
Armgart describes her performance as “Orpheus” to Leo, Walpurga, and Graf Dornburg. She believes her audience was highly engaged, listening in with delight and rapt attention.
Illustrator
Unknown
Contributor
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), border designer
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1888
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
Armgart (Poetry)
Citation
Unknown, 'The house was held / As if a storm were listening with delight / And hushed its thunder.', 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/83473
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