All 4 Uses of
stoic
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- This is a lover's most stoical virtue, as the lack of it is a lover's most venial sin.†
Chpt 19-21
- I am no stoic at all to be supplicating here; but I do supplicate to you.†
Chpt 31-33
- She suddenly felt a longing desire to speak to some one stronger than herself, and so get strength to sustain ... her lurking doubts with stoicism.
Chpt 43-45 *stoicism = to be unaffected by emotions
- She must have the nerve of a stoic!†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(stoic) seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions