'I'm no more drunk nor you are, nor so much.'

Grayscale illustration of a man talking and pointing at a noble gentleman in front of some common houses. A dog sits at their feet.

This illustration shows Mr. Dagley drunkenly confronting his landlord, Mr. Brooke, after being accused of poaching. Mr. Dagley exposes the hypocrisy of Mr. Brooke’s “Reform” politics and signals the breakdown of traditional class deference in the face of growing rural unrest. "'I'm no more drunk nor you are, nor so much,' said Dagley. 'I can carry my liquor, an' I know what I mean. An' I mean as the King 'ull put a stop to't, for them say it as knows it, there'sto be a Rinform, and them landlords as never done the right thing by their tenants 'ull be treated i'that way as they'll hev to scuttle off'" (Book 4, Chapter 39).

Brock, Charles E. (1870-1938)

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1908

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Brock, Charles E. (1870-1938), 'I'm no more drunk nor you are, nor so much.', 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/83518