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"Say your last farewell to her, to that Alexandria you are losing," Cavafy wrote in his famous poem, "The God Forsakes Antony".

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2013

He to whom I gave my heart, with all its wealth of love, Forsakes me for another.”—Medea.

From Cruel As The Grave by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

I hear him; yet I'm unprepared: My gift of lying's gone; And this court-devil, which I so oft have raised, Forsakes me at my need.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

And now The sun, weary of contest for the day, Forsakes the scene and sinks away to rest, Leaving the world to darkness and to rain.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 by Various

Well, now that Catiline Forsakes our cause, you are no doubt the man To lead us in our enterprise.

From Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans by Orbeck, Anders