stoicize

Updated: July 18, 2026

I do not pretend to philosophize or stoicize, or to any thing else which implies a contempt of life I have, on the contrary, a most unheroic solicitude about my existence, and consider my removal to a place where I think we are safe, as a very fortunate aera of our captivity.

An English Lady - A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part II., 1793: Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General: and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

I do not pretend to philosophize or stoicize, or to any thing else which implies a contempt of life I have, on the contrary, a most unheroic solicitude about my existence, and consider my removal to a place where I think we are safe, as a very fortunate aera of our captivity.

An English Lady - A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete: Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General: and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners