Both Uses of
forsake
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Her former cheerfulness was restored, her step regained its elasticity and lightness, the colour which had forsaken her cheek visited it once again, and Kate Nickleby looked more beautiful than ever.†
Chpt 38 *
- I am afraid,' she added, her momentary composure forsaking her, 'I am afraid I may not have said, strongly enough, how deeply I felt such disinterested love, and how earnestly I prayed for his future happiness.†
Chpt 61
Definition:
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(forsake) to abandon or give up on -- such as someone who needs you, or an idea, or a place