Both Uses of
forsake
in
Oedipus King of Thebes (translated by: Murray)
- Found not the way to his father's blood, nor shaken The world's scorn on his mother, The child and the groom withal; But now, of murderers born, of God forsaken, Mine own sons' brother; All this, and if aught can fall Upon man more perilous And elder in sin, lo, all Is the portion of Oedipus.†
Chpt Play
- Did not thy masteries of old forsake thee when the end was near?†
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Definition:
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(forsake) to abandon or give up on -- such as someone who needs you, or an idea, or a place