Both Uses of
relinquish
in
The Mill on the Floss
- I sha'n't go along with you any more," he added, turning round homeward, not without casting a regret toward the rat-catching and other pleasures which he must relinquish along with Bob's society.†
Chpt 1.6relinquish = gave up or let go
- I foresaw that he would not relinquish you, and I believed then, as I believe now, that the strong attraction which drew you together proceeded only from one side of your characters, and belonged to that partial, divided action of our nature which makes half the tragedy of the human lot.†
Chpt 7.3 *
Definition:
to give something up, or to let go of something -- typically an idea, position or possession